Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Ravi Dahiya has suffered a knee harm and won’t be able to protect his identify on the Asian Wrestling Championships to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan from April 9-14.
Dahiya has pulled out of the choice trials that may happen on the IG Stadium right here on Friday. He injured himself all through a convention bout on the Chhatrasal Stadium on February 6. Scans published grade 2 tears on his proper knee in Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) and Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL).
The large reduction is that it may be handled conservatively. However, in a yr of the arena championships — scheduled in Serbia from September 16 — which may also double up as qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Dahiya will hope his harm heals on time in order that he will get sufficient mat time and be competing. able.
Dahiya’s long-time physiotherapist Munesh Kumar says the harm will heal neatly in time ahead of the arena championships.
“Usually it takes 6-8 weeks for the MCL harm to heal. The MCL harm is rather greater than the ACL however this can be a crucial ligament for the stableness of the knee, so we must be very cautious in making plans his restoration, says Munesh, senior sports activities physiotherapist with Olympic Gold Quest.
Dahiya used to be tested by means of famend orthopedic Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala first of all whilst Heath Matthews and Kumar is overseeing his rehab in Bengaluru.
“He is doing only upper body exercises now and completely off the mat. He will go through another round of examination on March 18 and depending on how much the injury has healed we will decide on his comeback to the mat. There is a good chance.” that he’s going to totally get better and are available again neatly in time ahead of the arena championships,” added Munesh.
Ravi ultimate competed on the international championships in September the place he shockingly misplaced within the first spherical to Uzbekistan’s Gulomjon Abdullaev within the 57kg. Before that, he received gold on the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
“We had planned to compete in the second-ranking series in Egypt (Feb 23) but had to withdraw because of the injury. We cannot take any risk because of the world championships and the Asian Games,” mentioned Dahiya’s mentor Arun Kumar.
“Once his rehab is done, it will take another three-to-four weeks to come to a competitive level because it will take some time to get his mat balance back and we have to be careful during this period,” Arun added.
Punia, Vinesh to skip trials
While Dahiya will leave out the choice trials because of harm, Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sangeeta Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Jitender and Satyawart Kadian, who had protested in opposition to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), have determined in opposition to collaborating within the trials. However, Anshu Malik and Sonam Malik will compete.
“We did not tell anyone whether to take part in the trials or not. It is their individual choice. As far as some of us are concerned, we have said that we will not compete unless the matter is resolved,” mentioned Tokyo Olympics bronze To set up medalist Punia.
Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed 5 wrestlers — Anuj Kumar, Chander Mohan, Vijay, Ankit and Sachin Mor — to compete within the trials. The wrestlers had moved court docket after being ignored from the shortlist as in line with the factors set by means of the Oversight Committee for the rigors. The Oversight Committee is working the federation after its suspension. The two-day trials will see the wrestlers compete in 10 weight classes each and every in freestyle, greco roman and girls’s wrestling.
