The Olympic-bound wrestler Bajrang Punia who injured his knee last week during a match, will require one more week to get back in action said the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) said on Thursday.
“His knee injury is not that serious but still he will not take the risk of getting back to training on the mat. It would take a minimum of a week before he steps on to the mat for training,” the WFI official told IANS on Thursday.
On June 26, the Haryana wrestler injured his right knee during a semi-final bout of the annual Ali Aliyev Wrestling Competition in the Russian city of Kaspiysk.
“Punia’s physio is working on the injured leg and he should be fit within a week and get back to normal training on the mat. Since he has hurt his knee, he is following an upper body exercise routine to keep himself fit,” added the WFI official.
After the injury, Punia expressed his inability to continue the fight, and limped off the mat.
“The injury isn’t serious. He should be fine within a week,” Punia’s personal coach Shako Bentinidis had said after the injury.
He will be seen in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and is also the prime candidate to win a medal in the quadrennial game.
