Vinesh Phogat pulls out of Asian Games due to injury in a big blow to Indian contingent

Ace Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has withdrawn from the 19th Asian Games due to a knee injury she sustained during training on Sunday, August 13. Phogat, who won a gold medal in the Asian Games in 2018 in Jakarta, will no longer be participating in the event as she is set to undergo knee surgery in Mumbai on August 17. In place of Phogat, the 19-year-old wrestler, Antim Panghal, who was put in the standbys despite winning the trials is likely to participate in the event.

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