Asian Games 2026: India to have no male weightlifters as Rishikanta Singh picks up injury
India will be represented by just four women in weightlifting at 2026 Asian Games.
Rishikanta Singh had claimed a silver in men's 60kg weightlifting at 2026 CWG [Photo credit: PTI]
Commonwealth silver medallist Rishikanta Singh, the lone male weightlifter in the Asian Games squad, has been ruled out of the continental event due to a knee injury.
The Manipuri lifter, who competes in the 60kg weight class, had suffered a knee injury a week before the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in July, where he won a silver medal.
"We were hoping that he recovers before the Asian Games but that wasn't to be. He was assessed following which he has been advised rehab for a month," a source in the Indian Weightlifting said.
The Indian weightlifting team for the Asian Games now comprises four female lifters -- Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu (49kg), Gyaneshwari Yadav (53kg), Nirupama Devi (61kg) and Harjinder Kaur (69kg).
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