Commonwealth Games 2022
Top 5 Indian athletes who will be a big miss at the Commonwealth Games 2022
Fans are eagerly awaiting for the Commonwealth Games 2022 to start
The Commonwealth Games 2022 is all set to commence from 28th July. India, having sent a strong contingent looks hopeful for a good showing in this edition’s Commonwealth Games.
Although the Indian contingent is strong, there are some athletes who did not get a chance to join others for the CWG 2022 and will be sorely missed.
Let’s look at the top five Indian athletes who will miss the CWG 2022.
Saina Nehwal (Badminton)
Saina Nehwal (Image source: Twitter)
Saina Nehwal is one of the biggest names in Badminton. She has won Gold in the Commonwealth on not just one but two occasions. Naturally, her inclusion in the Indian team would have given a huge boost to the country’s hopes but a difference in ideology between Nehwal and the Badminton Association became a huge roadblock.
Nehwal not agreeing to go through trials while Badminton Association insisted on it meant that the ace shuttler had to give the CWG 2022 a miss.
Mary Kom (Boxing)
Mary Kom (Image source: Twitter)
Mary Kom fell prey to the same issue that Saina Nehwal has highlighted in her question to the Badminton Association. Nehwal insisted that trials could injure an athlete and sadly that is what happened with Mary Kom.
While playing against Nitu Ganghas the CWG defending champion fell and broke her knee. She was ruled out of the CWG trials and the CWG 2022 as a result of it.
S Dhanalakshmi (Athletics)
S Dhanalakshami (Image source: Twitter)
Sprinter Dhanalakshmi was part of the 2020 Olympics and showed great potential going into the CWG 2022. Before the multi-sports event, however, the sprinter tested positive for banned drugs and has been ruled out from the CWG 2022.
She has also been handed a provisional suspension for breaking the rules. The test was conducted by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of the World Athletics and has put dark clots on the sanctity of the sport.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Shot put)
Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Image source: Twitter)
Gold medallist at the 2018 Asian Games, shot putter- Tajinderpal Singh Toor went out of contention from the CWG 2022 with a groin injury. The top Indian athlete sustained the injury at Chula Vista in the USA while doing a brief training ahead of the CWG 2022.
Toor could not recover from the injury in time and had to exclude himself from the 36-member Indian athletics teams for the games.
Vikas Krishnan (Boxing)
Vikash Krishnan (Image source: Twitter)
Vikash Krishnan won gold in the 75kg category in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He also became the first Indian male boxer to win gold at both the Commonwealth Games as well as Asian Games.
Naturally, expectations were high from the top boxer. However, Krishnan did not attend the trials for boxing ahead of the CWG 2022 and he was removed from the team. The reason for his actions is not yet known.
