Deepak Punia booked his place in Tokyo Olympics by profitable a Silver on the worlds.© UWW
Three senior male wrestlers, along with world championship silver-medallist Deepak Punia, have examined optimistic for COVID-19, the Sports activities actions Authority of India (SAI) said on Thursday. Along with the Olympic-bound Punia (86kg), the other two wrestlers who’ve examined optimistic for the virus are Navin (65kg) and Krishan (125kg). All three are part of a nationwide camp on the SAI Centre in Sonepat ahead of which the wrestlers are in quarantine. “Three senior males’s wrestlers, who had reported to the National Wrestling Camp at SAI Centre in Sonepat, have examined optimistic for COVID -19 virus,” the nodal sports activities actions physique said in a press launch.
Alongside along with his silver on the worlds, Punia had secured a spot for himself on the Tokyo Olympics. They have been moved to a SAI empanelled hospital as a precautionary measure for extra monitoring.
All wrestlers have been examined, upon arrival, as per the SAI SOP for resumption of sports activities actions actions. As per protocol, all wrestlers along with the coaches and assist staff underwent the compulsory RT-PCR check out to detect COVID-19 on arrival.
When contacted, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) said they weren’t aware of the occasion. All the wrestlers assembled for the camp on September 1. Teaching will start after they full a 14-day quarantine.
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