Disappointing to miss out on a major event like CWG, says Indian hockey team's midfielder Navjot Kaur

02.09.2022 - 13:03 timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Commonwealth Games (CWG) was "hard to accept" as she could not compete in Birmingham Games after contracting COVID-19. The 27-year-old Navjot got infected after reaching Birmingham and was forced to fly back home. "It was disappointing to leave like that.

It was very difficult and hard for me to accept," Navjot, who has more than 200 international caps, said on the sidelines of national camp here. "I haven't missed out on any major tournament ever before, so I was dealing with this situation for the first time in my career," she said.

Navjot tested positive when she was in Nottingham for a training camp. "I had no major symptoms and was hopeful of getting back to the team by the time we moved to the village.

I was being tested every day and unfortunately, it kept showing positive readings," she recollected. After returning home the seasoned player from Kurukshetra kept cheering for the team from home.

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