India’s ace grappler Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday said 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, formerly known as Twitter to disclose that she will undergo a knee surgery 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, they 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. Vinesh also said that she is looking to return to the mat as soon as possible and begin her preparation for the Paris Olympics 2024.
