India’s high 4x400m relay specialist MR Poovamma, a two-time Olympian and two-time Asian Games medalist, is not going to be on the flight for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Monday is the final day handy over the entry checklist to the Olympic organisers.
She left the nationwide camp in Patiala in a single day citing repeated again accidents and mentioned she needed to see her physician again dwelling earlier than taking a closing name.
The Athletics Federation of India, the nationwide governing physique within the sport, has referred to as an emergency assembly on the Karnataka athlete’s eleventh hour choice.
“It has been confirmed that Poovamma has left the national camp,” a high official instructed indianexpress.com on Monday morning. “We are hopeful that the disturbance will be cleared in the next few hours,” he mentioned.
On Sunday night, the AFI held a trial to pick ladies runners for the 4x400m blended relay workforce. Poovamma, who had clocked a sub-54 this 12 months, didn’t take part, whereas Revathi from Tamil Nadu, who was additionally a nationwide vacationer, emerged the quickest. Revati V (53.55 sec), Shuba V (54.26 sec), Dhanalakshmi S (54.27), Jisna Mathew (54.31 sec) and 4×400 m blended relay gold medalist on the Jakarta Asian Games Vismaya VK (55.34 sec) athletes collaborating within the trials Was. . The second runner was Kiran.
The AFI carried out trials to pick two feminine 400m runners for the blended 4x400m relay workforce, which certified for the Olympics based mostly on their efficiency on the 2019 Doha World Championships, when the ladies’s 4x400m relay workforce was capable of make the Olympic grade. failed.
The trials have been the one manner for the AFI to pick two feminine runners for the blended relay workforce.
With Poovamma leaving the camp, the AFI has little time to behave.
“This (injury) is not the first time. I represented India in 2008 Beijing and 2016 Rio Games. In 2012, before the London Games, I faced a similar problem. There is no need to exaggerate the matter. This time luck was not on my side,” Poovamma instructed indianexpress.com.
In 2012, she consulted a health care provider in Chennai and went to Kerala for Ayurvedic therapy earlier than returning to the competitors.
“It (pain) re-emerged after the national inter-state meeting last week. I ran the 800m but not the 400m. One reason was because of pain and the other was that I was in the safe zone of running under 54 seconds,” she mentioned.
“I needed to get handled and may now not take the danger. So I took permission from AFI for Ayurvedic therapy. I consider that all the things occurs for the most effective. I can take a closing choice solely after consulting my physician.”
Poovamma rubbished the doping rumours and the tussle with the workforce administration. “Injury is part of our (players) life. I can’t say what will happen. Let’s hope for the best,” she insisted. “AFI and the assist employees of the workforce have all the time been useful. I took permission… it is perhaps okay. But I want recommendation.
“I worked hard for this Olympics as it will be my third sport,” the 31-year-old mentioned. “This is not the time to write to me. I look forward to competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. I also hope to race in the 2022 Hangzhou Asiad and the next Birmingham Commonwealth Games. I want to prove again that age for me Doesn’t matter. Running is my passion, I will continue till my body allows it. And make the country proud. That’s why I didn’t want to take any risk right now.”
Before catching her flight from Delhi to Mangaluru, Poovamma mentioned: “I am unable to say something proper now. It relies upon however I’ll do my finest to get again quickly.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
