Injured Sushila Chanu rested from India's Asian Champions Trophy squad
The Hindu
India squad for ACT: Experienced midfielder Sushila Chanu rested due to suspected ACL injury
Experienced midfielder Sushila Chanu has been rested from India's 20-member squad for the upcoming women's Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) hockey tournament due to a suspected Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury.
Sushila, who led India at the Rio Olympics, was part of the Indian women's team that won a bronze medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games last week.
According to a Hockey India source, Sushila will soon consult a doctor to know the extent of the injury.
"Sushila has been rested because she has a suspected ACL issue. She needs to be checked by a doctor. Sushila is a vital member of the team and she needs to be fully fit ahead of upcoming important tournaments," the source told PTI.
Baljeet Kaur has replaced Sushila in the squad.
The Asian Champions Trophy will be held in Ranchi from October 27 to November 5.
Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, who too was in the Asian Games squad, has been named as a replacement player along with Sharmila Devi and will travel with the squad as back-up option.
Asian Games champion Avinash Sable opened his season in the 3000m steeple chase with a silver in the Portland Track Festival, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, in Oregon on Saturday. He clocked 8:21.85s. Asian champion Parul Chaudhary took the bronze in the women’s 3000m steeple chase in a season-best 9:31.38s. Former Asian bronze medallist Sanjivani Jadhav struck gold in the women’s 10,000m in 32:22.77s, a time which was a second off her personal best, while Seema was sixth in 32:55.91s.