Vinesh Phogat Undergoes Successful Knee Surgery, Thanks Her Doctors
Ace Indian wrestler and World Championships, Commonwealth Games medalist Vinesh Phogat has undergone successful knee surgery for an injury, which caused her to pull out of the upcoming Asian Games scheduled from September 23 to October 8 in China. She took to Twitter to express her gratitude towards her doctors and vowed back to bounce back stronger.
"Whenever I have fallen, you have stood by my side against all odds. Just like my faith in god, my faith in you is beyond measurable. Today I look at you as not just my doctor but someone I look up to for life-advice. Every conversation with you give me confidence, hopefulness and clarity. I thank you with everything sir I'm sure we will bounce back stronger than before and look back at this period as a small stepping stone to what waits ahead #Kneesurgery," tweeted Vinesh.
Whenever I have fallen, you have stood by my side against all odds. Just like my faith in god, my faith in you is beyond measurable. Today I look at you as not just my doctor but someone I look up to for life-advice. Every conversation with you give me confidence, hopefulness… pic.twitter.com/WwzfIs5x47
Vinesh on Tuesday said that she has pulled out of the upcoming Asian Games in China's Hangzhou.
The wrestler, who was given an exemption from the Asian Games trials took to X, formerly known as Twitter to disclose that she will undergo a knee surgery on August 17 in Mumbai.
In her message, she wrote, "I wanted to share an extremely sad piece of news. A couple of days ago on 13th August 2023, injured my left knee in training. After doing the scans and examinations, the has said that unfortunately, surgery is the only option for me to recover."
"I will be undergoing surgery on 17th August in Mumbai. It was