September 24, 2018




New Delhi: Injured Vinesh Phogat will be at her rest and her cousin will fight in 50 KG World Wrestling Championship, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) said on Monday.
Vinesh suffered an elbow injury on Friday during practice and was not qualified for the same.
Ritu was quite lucky when WFI’s original choice 53kg Pinky refused to appear in a re-trial recently. Ritu was brought back for her original weight category of 50kg.
It also means that Pinki will now compete in the 53kg and will not miss the prestigious event of the United World Wrestling (UWW).
WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar said that, "We have asked Ritu to compete in 50kg and brought back Pinki in 53kg. Vinesh missing out is a loss for us, the injury is unfortunate.
Ritu Phogat can also be a new sensation on Carpet as she had won a silver at the U-23 World Championship in Bydgoscz, Poland.
Both Ritu and her sister Sangeeta had missed out on the Asian Games trails due to a delayed flight from Turkey. Ritu is the country's best wrestler in the 50kg category along with Vinesh, who won gold medals at this year's CWG in Gold Coast and Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang.
The World Championship is slated to be held in Budapest, Hungary from 20 to 28 October.