Triple jumper Chitraval, javelin thrower Rohit pull out of Asian Championship due to injury
New Delhi. Triple jumper Praveen Chitrawal and javelin thrower Rohit Yadav pulled out of the Asian Athletics Championships starting on Wednesday due to injuries. The withdrawal of these two players has dealt a blow to India’s medal chances. Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin, who covered the most distance in the current season, was also left out of the 54-member squad. His participation in the continental competition was in doubt after he withdrew from the Lausanne Diamond League on 30 June due to a fitness problem.
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Yadav and Chitrawal were not with the team that left from Delhi and Bengaluru on Saturday night. Yes, not only Jeswin, Pravin Chitrawal and Rohit Yadav have also pulled out of the championship, a coach of the team told PTI on Sunday. Don’t know about the injury. Meanwhile, it has also been learned that 400m runners Mohammad Anas and Anjali Devi also did not accompany the team to Bangkok. However, the reason for this could not be known.