Sonam Malik set to withdraw from Asian Championships after injury during Olympic qualifiers
Sonam Malik
Sonam Malik, who became the youngest Indian wrestler to qualify for the Olympics when she reached the finals of the Asian Olympic qualifiers in Almaty on Saturday, will likely withdraw from the Asian Championships in the same city next week as a precautionary measure against a painful knee injury she suffered during the competition.
In her semifinal against Kazkahstan s Ayaulym Kassymova, Sonam was taken down, and landed awkwardly on her right knee. The Kazakh then rolled Malik twice, appearing to aggravate the injury. Although the Indian was down 0-6 inside the first thirty seconds and limped noticeably over the course of the bout, she turned things around, scoring nine unanswered points to win the match 9-6.