The Athletics Federation of India has taken a dim view of the absence of hurdler Jyothi Yarraji and triple jumper Praveen Chhitravel from their respective competition here on Saturday.
While Jyothi did not start, Chitravel turned up, only for a foul on his first jump before retiring with both claiming injuries.
“Someone has to be answerable and there will be an enquiry into what exactly went wrong.
🇮🇳 An update on Jyothi YarrajiJyothi was fit and trained fully throughout the preparatory camp.
Battling injuries and niggles, they had submitted medical certificates declaring them fit to play before being cleared at the last minute for competition.
The Athletics Federation of India has taken a dim view of the absence of hurdler Jyothi Yarraji and triple jumper Praveen Chhitravel from their respective competition here on Saturday. While Jyothi did not start, Chitravel turned up, only for a foul on his first jump before retiring with both claiming injuries.
“Someone has to be answerable and there will be an enquiry into what exactly went wrong. We will definitely look into all the details and then take whatever action might be needed. The coaches had repeatedly assured us that they were doing absolutely fine in training and as late as this morning, both the athletes and their coaches had confirmed that they would be participating. Now they are claiming there was pain during warm-up or hamstring injury. This is unacceptable,” AFI spokesperson and former president Adille Sumariwalla told Sportstar.
🇮🇳 An update on Jyothi Yarraji
Jyothi was fit and trained fully throughout the preparatory camp. During her warm-up for the women's 100m hurdles today, she felt discomfort, and the coaching team decided to withdraw her from the race as a precaution. Her long-term fitness comes… — Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) September 26, 2026
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📢 OFFICIAL UPDATE | Praveen Chithravel
Praveen Chithravel withdrew from the men's triple jump final at the #AsianGames2026 after Round 1, without recording a valid mark.
He completed his full training programme with the team and did not report any injury or medical concern to… — Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) September 26, 2026
Interestingly, both Jyothi and Praveen, along with high jumper Sarvesh Kushare, had skipped the mandatory Indian Athletics Final Series in New Delhi just before departure for the Asian Games and had been training at the Tsukuba University for acclimatisation. Battling injuries and niggles, they had submitted medical certificates declaring them fit to play before being cleared at the last minute for competition.
Published on Sep 26, 2026
