India’s top medal contenders including Neeraj Chopra, Mary Kom to miss CWG 2022
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27 July, 2022 02:26 pm IST
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Some of the India’s top medal contenders in the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022 will miss the multi-sport event. The top athletes include Olympic medal winner Neeraj Chopra and Mary Kom.
Indian women Hockey captain Rani Rampal, Badminton ace player Shaina Nehwal, Sprinter S. Dhanalakshmi among others will also miss the event.
It is reported that Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra was ruled out two days before the start of the CWG due to an injury he picked up at last week’s Athletics World championships. At the recently concluded 2022 World Athletics Championships, he had claimed silver with a throw of 88.13m. Chopra competed in the finals with strapping on his thigh owing to a groin injury. It is learned that Chopra has been advised a month’s rest.
Olympic medal winner Mary Kom was ruled out of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) trials after picking up an injury. The CWG defending champion started her bout with vigour against two-time Youth World Champion Nitu Ganghas in the first round of the 48kg category. As the two boxers closed in, Kom leaned away to slip a punch, and her knee gave away.
Indian women’s hockey team will also have to play without their star striker Rani Rampal, who was not included in the 18-member squad after failing to regain full fitness after an injury.
Sprinter S. Dhanalakshmi tested positive for banned drugs a few days ahead of the multi-sport event and has been ruled out of the Games and handed a provisional suspension. The 24-year-old Dhanalakshmi was a part of the athletics team for the Birmingham CWG and returned positive for a banned steroid in a dope test conducted abroad by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of the World Athletics.
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