Indian wrestler and Khel Ratna awardee Vinesh Phogat has announced that she has recovered from covid. The Tokyo Olympics-bound wrestler was tested positive last week. She took to Twitter to confirm that she has now recovered but will remain in isolation. “I underwent a second COVID-19 test yesterday and am happy to report that I have received a negative result. While this is great news, I will be remaining in isolation as a precautionary measure. A big thank you to everyone for your prayers”.
I underwent a second COVID-19 test yesterday and am happy to report that I have received a negative result. While this is great news, I will be remaining in isolation as a precautionary measure. A big thank you to everyone for your prayers ??
— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) September 1, 2020
The world medallist was one of the first wrestlers who raised concerns about health safety when the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) had planned to hold a national camp for women wrestlers in Lucknow. She had even requested WFI to let her skip the training.