Wrestler Antim Panghal who was on standby for Vinesh will now take her place in India`s wrestling contingent.
India`s ace grappler Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday mentioned that she has pulled out of the upcoming Asian Games in China`s Hangzhou. Vinesh who was given an exemption from the Asian Games trials took to X, previously referred to as Twitter to disclose that she is going to bear a knee surgical procedure on August 17 in Mumbai.
In her message, she wrote, “I wanted to share an extremely sad piece of news. A couple of days ago on 13th August 2023, injured my left knee in training. After doing the scans and examinations, the has said that unfortunately, surgery is the only option for me to recover.”
“I will be undergoing surgery on 17th August in Mumbai. It was my dream to retain my Asian Games Gold medal for India which I won in 2018 at Jakarta. But unfortunately, this injury has ruled out my participation now, have informed all concerned authorities immediately so that the Reserve player can be sent to the Asian Games,” Vinesh added.
She additionally mentioned that she is wanting to return to the mat as quickly as potential and start her preparation for the Paris Olympics 2024. “I would like to request all the fans to continue supporting me so that I can make a strong come back to the mat soon and prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Your support gives me a lot of strength,” Vinesh wrote.
Last month, Vinesh had withdrawn from Budapest Ranking Series 2023 because the wrestler knowledgeable the organisers in addition to the Sports Authority of India (SAI) about her incapacity to take part within the competitors due to “fever and food poisoning.”
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Wrestler Antim Panghal who was on standby for Vinesh will now take her place in India`s wrestling contingent. Last month, Vinesh and Bajrang obtained an exemption from the advert hoc committee from the Asian Games, Hangzhou, trials which is able to start on September 23.
The Delhi High Court additionally dismissed the petitions moved by wrestlers, Antim Panghal and Sujeet Kalkal, over the exemption given to each wrestlers, for direct entry into the Asian Games 2023 by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) ad-hoc.
