Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Bajrang Punia to skip wrestling world championships in October

Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Bajrang Punia will endure a 6-week rehabilitation program to recuperate from a ligament tear he picked up within the lead as much as the Games. The World Championships will probably be held within the first week of October. Bajrang Punia overcame an harm concern to win bronze in Tokyo Olympics (AP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSBajrang Punia battled ache to win his maiden Olympic medal in TokyoBajrang picked up the harm a month forward of the Tokyo OlympicsBajrang won’t start coaching till he completes his 6-week rehabilitationOlympic bronze medalist Bajrang Punia will miss the wrestling world championships in October after being suggested 6 weeks rehabilitation to nice a ligament tear which he picked up within the lead as much as the Games.

Bajrang was injured on the Ali Aliev Tournament in Russia, and needed to forfeit a match due to that. Bajrang won’t start coaching till he completes rehabilitation.The World Championships will probably be held in Oslo, Norway, from October 2-10.Bajrang lately underwent an MRI scan to know the extent of the harm and consulted Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala, who heads the Centre for Sports Medicine at Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, in keeping with the Press Trust of India.”It’s a ligament tear, and I have been asked to follow a rehabilitation programme for six weeks by Dr Dinshaw. I won’t be able to compete at the World Championship,” Bajrang stated.”The Worlds was the only major championship in the calendar for this year. I don’t see myself competing in any other tournament this season,” he added.”Since it was my first Olympics and I had a dream to win an Olympic medal, I competed through pain in Tokyo. I had to do it.” Bajrang stated.”I am doing it [rehabilitation] myself in Sonepat. Dr. Dinshaw has advised a few exercises that I am doing every day now in the gym. The mat-training time will also go into the rehab,” he stated.Meanwhile, the 27-year-old stated he desires to proceed together with his Georgian coach Shako Bentinidis, who has now left for dwelling because the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is but to supply him a contemporary contract.The WFI could have a gathering with the wrestlers to collect suggestions concerning all of the international coaches concerned with the Indian wrestlers earlier than deciding on their contemporary contracts.Click right here for IndiaAt the moment.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.