Rio Olympics 2016: Twitter offers sympathy to injured Vinesh Phogat

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Rio Olympics 2016: Twitter offers sympathy to injured Vinesh Phogat

India's Vinesh Vinesh reacts as she is attended to by a doctor after getting injured in her match against China's Sun Yanan during the women's wrestling freestyle 48-kg competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016.

Rio de Janeiro - Vinesh had sustained what seemed to be a serious knee injury during her bout against Sun Yanan of China in the quarter-finals

By Web Report/IANS

Published: Thu 18 Aug 2016, 12:29 PM

Last updated: Thu 19 Dec 2019, 5:31 PM

Amid the celebrations over Sakshi Malik's bronze medal, the Indian contingent at the ongoing Rio Olympics received another piece of good news with doctors saying the injury to Vinesh Phogat was a "ligament tear" and no fracture was seen.
"She will recover from the injury in about two weeks, but for her to start wrestling will take about six weeks at least," the Chief Medical Officer of the Indian contingent in Rio, Pawandeep Singh Kohli told IANS.
Vinesh had sustained what seemed to be a serious knee injury during her bout against Sun Yanan of China in the quarter-finals of the Women's Freestyle 48kg category at the Carioca Arena 2 here on Wednesday.
The doctor said she sustained the injury when her opponent in the wrestling match caught her foot and turned it sharply, putting pressure on the knee.
Vinesh had sustained what seemed to be a serious knee injury during her bout against Sun Yanan of China in the quarter-finals of the Women's Freestyle 48kg category at the Carioca Arena 2 here on Wednesday.

If I tel u that I m ok it wud b lying to myself n all of u. Right nw I m hurt; both physically and mentally. I ll recover soon. Thank u all??
- Vinesh Phogat (@phogat_vinesh) August 17, 2016

The Haryana grappler, one of India's best bets for a medal, had received a bye in the opening round. She then started her campaign on a rousing note with a dominant 11-0 thrashing of Alina Emilia of Romania in the pre-quarterfinals.
The 21-year-old was leading 1-0 against the Chinese grappler at the time of her injury.
The match was immediately stopped to allow medical attention to Vinesh. After the Indian physio declared that Vinesh will not be able to continue, Sun, who was leading 2-1, was declared the winner by injury.
Vinesh, who got her injured knee wrapped and put in a brace, was taken away on a stretcher. She was then shifted to the Athletes Village where a clinic has all the facilities for medical test. However, she had to wait about an hour for the MRI, since the machines were busy with other athletes.
Indian fans back home showered their support on her with a deluge of tweets.

Vinesh - You are our daughter. @indiainbrazil is your family. Ask for anything you require. https://t.co/I3Y4axejq6
- Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) August 18, 2016

Fate got the better of @phogat_vinesh at #Rio2016 It was heartbreaking to see your bout end like this. Wish you a speedy recovery.
- sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 17, 2016

This Vinesh Phogat was just too good. Nice to say so sometimes!
- Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 17, 2016

Unfortunate to see @phogat_vinesh not able to complete her match due to injury. Great Courage & Fighting Spirit showed by her.#wrestling
- Vijay Goel (@VijayGoelBJP) August 17, 2016

Vinesh Phogat. Respect. Salute. Wish you strength #Olympics2016
- Raghu Ram (@tweetfromRaghu)

Vinesh Phogat injured! Heartbreaking to see her in such pain! Sad to see such hard work end suddenly with an injury pic.twitter.com/0vICz8JA6i
- Anjana Om Kashyap (@anjanaomkashyap) August 17, 2016