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Tejas Shirse ruled out of Asian Games with foot fractures
India’s 110m hurdles finalist Tejas Shirse will miss the Asian Games in Japan after revealing he competed at the Commonwealth Games with two stress fractures in his left foot. Shirse, 24, became…
The Story in Brief
India’s 110m hurdles finalist Tejas Shirse will miss the Asian Games in Japan after revealing he competed at the Commonwealth Games with two stress fractures in his left foot. Shirse, 24, became the first Indian to reach the event’s Commonwealth Games final in Glasgow, clocking 13.76 seconds in the first round. He finished eighth in the final in 15.39 seconds, running with his foot heavily taped and grimacing in pain.
Shirse said the injury worsened during the final’s warm-up, despite warning signs from his body. In an Instagram post, he said his season was over and that he would not compete at the Asian Games, which begin on September 19. He also dismissed online claims that he had faked the injury.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy story is that elite athletes must always “push through”, while social media quickly turns a painful performance into proof of weakness or deceit. Neither view helps. Shirse’s decision to run deserves scrutiny, but an athlete’s health cannot be judged from a television clip or a limp. Indian sport needs better medical oversight and clearer authority to stop injured competitors. The real test will be whether future teams record and act on injury warnings before an athlete reaches the start line.
Source: thehindu.com
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