NEW DELHI: Olympic Games-bound wrestler Sumit Malik could be out of action for up to three weeks after his old knee injury resurfaced during the recent World Olympic qualifiers in Sofia. Due to this reason, the 28-year-old wrestler gave a walkover to his opponent, Russia's Sergei Kozyrev, in the final of the 125kg category in Sofia on Saturday night. He had won the Olympic quota place by entering the final. Finalists in each weight category were allotted tickets to the Olympic Games, scheduled to be held in Tokyo from July 23.
"Since Malik is injured, he will not train up to three weeks. We hope he would recover from the knee injury by the first or, maybe, second week of June. It is important for him to recover fully as Olympics are around the corner," coach Virender Singh told IANS. IANS