Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Dahiya has suffered a knee damage and will be unable to defend his title 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 throughout a observe bout on the Chhatrasal Stadium on February 6. Scans revealed grade 2 tears on his proper knee in Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) and Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) .
The large aid is that it may be handled conservatively. Nevertheless, in a 12 months of the world championships — scheduled in Serbia from September 16 — which can even double up as qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Dahiya will hope his damage heals on time in order that he will get sufficient mat time and be competitors prepared.
Dahiya’s long-time physiotherapist Munesh Kumar says the damage will heal nicely in time earlier than the world championships.
“Normally it takes 6-8 weeks for the MCL damage to heal. The MCL damage is barely greater than the ACL however it’s a crucial ligament for the soundness of the knee, so we’ve to be very cautious in planning his restoration,” says Munesh, senior sports activities physiotherapist with Olympic Gold Quest.
Dahiya was examined by famend orthopedic Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala initially whereas Heath Matthews and Kumar is overseeing his rehab in Bengaluru.
“He’s doing solely higher physique workouts now and fully off the mat. He’ll undergo one other spherical of examination on March 18 and relying on how a lot the damage has healed we’ll resolve on his comeback to the mat. There’s a good likelihood that he’ll absolutely get well and are available again nicely in time earlier than the world championships,” added Munesh.
Ravi final competed on the world championships in September the place he shockingly misplaced within the first spherical to Uzbekistan’s Gulomjon Abdullaev within the 57kg. Earlier than that, he received gold on the Commonwealth Video games in Birmingham.
“We had deliberate to compete within the second-ranking sequence in Egypt (Feb 23) however needed to withdraw due to the damage. We can not take any threat due to the world championships and the Asian Video games,” mentioned Dahiya’s mentor Arun Kumar.
“As soon as his rehab is finished, it’ll take one other three-to-four weeks to come back to a aggressive degree as a result of it’ll take a while to get his mat stability again and we’ve to watch out throughout this era,” Arun added.
Punia, Vinesh to skip trials
Whereas Dahiya will miss the choice trials on account of damage, 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 participating within the trials. Nevertheless, Anshu Malik and Sonam Malik will compete.
“We didn’t inform anybody whether or not to participate within the trials or not. It’s their particular person alternative. So far as a few of us are involved, we’ve mentioned that we’ll not compete until the matter is resolved,” mentioned Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Punia.
In the meantime, the Delhi Excessive Courtroom on Thursday allowed 5 wrestlers — Anuj Kumar, Chander Mohan, Vijay, Ankit and Sachin Mor — to compete within the trials. The wrestlers had moved courtroom after being disregarded from the shortlist as per the factors set by the Oversight Committee for the trials. The Oversight Committee is operating the federation after its suspension. The 2-day trials will see the wrestlers compete in 10 weight classes every in freestyle, greco roman and girls’s wrestling.