Sushil Kumar in fear of missing Asian Wrestling Championship due to knee injury

What's the story?

Two-time Olympic medal winner and national champion Sushil Kumar is a doubt for the Asian Wrestling Championships after already withdrawing from the third edition of Pro Wrestling Leagued due to a knee injury.

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In the selection trials for the Asian Championships and the Common Wealth Games held at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi on December 29, the knee injury was continuously disturbing Sushil but he powered through it and got selected for both the tournaments.

The heart of the matter

According to reports, Kumar will most probably miss out on the Asian Wrestling Championships that will be held in Kyrgyzstan from February 24 to March 4 due to his knee injury being aggravated in the selection trials for the tournament. But, the Wrestling Federation of India has denied ruling him out for the tournament and he is still on the list of the wrestlers travelling to Bishkek.

Also, in the ongoing third edition of the Pro Wrestling League, he has been replaced by Vinod Omprakash for his franchise Delhi Sultans in the 74kg category and will subsequently miss out the clash against arch-rival Parveen Rana of Veer Marathas.

However, he is set to be available for the Common Wealth Games to be held in Carrara, Australia starting on April 4 according to sources.

What's next?

According to several sources, in case he does not train 15 to 20 days prior to the tournament, he won't be taking part in the Asian meet.

He would also miss his debut this season and maybe, will make his debut in the fourth edition of the PWL.

Author's take

It is a disappointment to see the two-time Olympic medal winner out of action potentially for the next two months and he would be missed by all his fans around the country.