Deepak Punia has secured a spot for himself on the Tokyo Olympics.© UWW
World championship silver-medallist wrestler Deepak Punia, who examined optimistic for COVID-19 upon his arrival on the nationwide camp, has been discharged from hospital and instructed dwelling isolation. Besides the Olympic-bound Punia (86kg), the other two wrestlers who tested positive for the virus had been 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.
“Wrestler Deepak Punia examined Covid optimistic in the middle of the check out given by SAI upon arrival on the Nationwide Camp in Sonepat, and was in hospital. Now he’s been instructed dwelling quarantine by medical docs as he’s regular & asymptomatic. His dwelling preserve is accredited by District Covid Nodal Officer,” the Sports activities actions Authority of India tweeted.
Collectively together with his silver on the worlds, Punia had secured a spot for himself on the Tokyo Olympics. After returning optimistic for the virus, the wrestlers had been moved to a SAI empanelled hospital as a precautionary measure for added monitoring.
As per protocol, all wrestlers along with the coaches and help employees underwent the required RT-PCR check out, upon arrival on the camp, to detect COVID-19 on arrival. The entire wrestlers assembled for the camp on September 1.
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Earlier Asian and Commonwealth Video video games champion Vinesh Phogat, the only Indian woman wrestler to have qualified for Tokyo Olympics, tested positive ahead of the national sports awards ceremony ultimate week, the place she was to acquire the Khel Ratna.
She later tweeted that she has recovered and returned negative check out twice.
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