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Top woman wrestler Vinesh Phogat recovers from Covid-19, tests negative twice

Phogat could not receive her 'Khel Ratna' as she tested positive just ahead of the National Sports Awards.

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The only woman wrestler to have qualified for Tokyo Olympics, Vinesh said she would prefer to be in isolation for some time.
NEW DELHI: India's top woman wrestler Vinesh Phogat has recovered from coronavirus, returning negative tests twice, but remains in isolation for precautionary purpose.

The 24-year-old could not receive her 'Khel Ratna' as she tested positive just ahead of the virtual National Sports Awards ceremony on August 29.

"I underwent a second COVID-19 test yesterday (Tuesday) and am happy to report that I have received a negative result," Vinesh tweeted.


The only woman wrestler to have qualified for Tokyo Olympics, Vinesh said she would prefer to be in isolation for some time.

"While this is great news, I will be remaining in isolation as a precautionary measure a big thank you to everyone for your prayers."

Vinesh's personal coach Woller Akos is still in Belgium and she trained with Om Prakash Dahiya, who also tested positive, and perhaps got infected during training.
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Om Prakash was selected for Dronacharya and he also missed out on receiving the honour on August 29.

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) was forced to postpone the women's national training camp in Lucknow due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The camp was to begin on September 1.

However, the men's camp begun as scheduled in Sonepat.

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With just six months to go before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, top athletes share their fitness routines and the tweaks that they have made to it .

With just six months to go before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, top athletes share their fitness routines and the tweaks that they have made to it .
Wrestler

“Early in my career, I wouldn’t take a break from training even on Sundays. I felt I needed to train and earn my medals... [But now] I have learnt how to deal with injuries, to rest and train properly. I am more lenient with myself. I am now concentrating on strength and conditioning workouts as well as cardio. I need to build my stamina as well as build my upper body. We are trying to add variations and a few more attacking moves.”

Qualification status: Qualified
Wrestler “Early in my career, I wouldn’t take a break from training even on Sundays. I felt I needed to train and earn my medals... [But now] I have learnt how to deal with injuries, to rest and tra..
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Tennis player

“I have not had much time to train. I was trying to push to get into the Australian Open main draw but unfortunately, I was unable to make it. Overall, fitness has been good. I have been trying to reduce pressure on my shoulder, stay healthy and keep my ankle good.”

Qualification status: Not qualified. Needs to break into the top-80 to qualify before May-end. He is ranked 131.
Tennis player “I have not had much time to train. I was trying to push to get into the Australian Open main draw but unfortunately, I was unable to make it. Overall, fitness has been good. I have be..
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Badminton player

“I am working closely with my coaches and physios so that I can optimise my fitness. I aim to play as many tournaments as possible to maintain the necessary ranking for the Olympic qualifications...

With experience comes the understanding to deal with the mental aspects of the game.

I too have learnt the same with time.”

Qualification status: Not qualified. Needs good performances in the next eight big tournaments and a top-16 rank before April 26. He is currently ranked 11th in the world.
Badminton player “I am working closely with my coaches and physios so that I can optimise my fitness. I aim to play as many tournaments as possible to maintain the necessary ranking for the Olympic ..
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Indian hockey captain

“Gym sessions are a part of the team schedule. Apart from that, I have my personal schedule especially during our rest day. I’m working hard on my lower body to gain strength. Since there is a lot of load on our legs, we do special workouts so that we can have the strength to run continuously through matches. The most important muscles for us are the calves, quadriceps, hamstrings and glutes, so we do leg press and squats. We also do a lot of exercises for the core using a medicine ball. Our trainers feel that each player’s body is different, so each of us has individual exercise sets. I am also working on my passing skills as this is very important in the game. As a team, we are working on man-to-man marking and also our game structure.”

Qualification status: Qualified.
Indian hockey captain “Gym sessions are a part of the team schedule. Apart from that, I have my personal schedule especially during our rest day. I’m working hard on my lower body to gain strength. ..
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Table tennis player

“I have planned a new workout schedule with my fitness trainer. We are looking to add power to my game. The strength factor is crucial for strokes to have impact. I am working a lot on my lower body strength as well as speed and agility. If I can improve my speed with power, that will be a good combination. We are also working on the first-ball attack, serves and receives, as that will make a difference when playing against top players.”

Qualification status: Sathiyan has virtually qualified in the individual competition with strong results in 2019 that include a win against world’s No. 5 Harimoto Tomokazu of Japan. He is just a few points away from officially qualifying.
Table tennis player “I have planned a new workout schedule with my fitness trainer. We are looking to add power to my game. The strength factor is crucial for strokes to have impact. I am working a ..
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Sprinter

“My focus is on core exercises to help me gain more speed. I do track and gym workouts as well. Apart from speed, it is also about me being able to increase my fitness levels. In the gym, I concentrate on cardio — running on the treadmill at higher speed — and then I try to check if my time improves on track. So far, this is working for me. I am aiming to break into the early 11 seconds bracket as 11.22 seconds is my best so far.”

Qualification status: Not yet qualified. Has until June to qualify with various events like the Diamond Leagues in Qatar, China, Italy and other venues. She needs to clock 11.15 seconds in the 100m and 22.80 seconds in the 200m to make the Olympic cut.
Sprinter “My focus is on core exercises to help me gain more speed. I do track and gym workouts as well. Apart from speed, it is also about me being able to increase my fitness levels. In the gym, I..
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Boxer

“The focus is on my punching technique. This is to help improve my power and endurance. I have bag drills and also intense 30-second power punching sprints that I am working on to build my arm endurance. All these will help me put my best ‘punch’ forward.”

Qualification status: Not yet qualified. Can qualify with a medal at the Asian Olympic qualifier in Jordan, in February.
Boxer “The focus is on my punching technique. This is to help improve my power and endurance. I have bag drills and also intense 30-second power punching sprints that I am working on to build my arm..
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