Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Rishikanta Singh Ruled Out of Asian Games With Knee Injury
Rishikanta Singh is an Indian weightlifter who hurt his knee.
He was supposed to compete at the Asian Games.
Singh was the only male weightlifter on India’s team.
He injured his knee one week before the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in July.
Even though he won a silver medal there, the injury has not healed enough.
Doctors advised him to complete a month of rehabilitation.
India will now send four female weightlifters to the Asian Games.
Mirabai Chanu is one of those athletes.
Commonwealth silver medallist Rishikanta Singh has been ruled out of the Asian Games because of a knee injury.
Singh was India’s sole male weightlifter in the Asian Games squad and competes in the 60kg category.
He sustained the injury one week before the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in July, where he won silver.
An Indian Weightlifting Federation source said Singh was advised to undergo one month of rehabilitation.
India’s remaining weightlifting team consists of four female lifters, including Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu.
- Who
- Commonwealth silver medallist Rishikanta Singh and India’s four remaining female weightlifters, including Mirabai Chanu.
- What
- Singh has been ruled out of the Asian Games because of a knee injury.
- When
- The injury occurred one week before the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in July; he was later advised to undergo one month of rehabilitation.
- Where
- The event is the Asian Games; the articles do not specify its location.
- Why
- Singh’s knee injury had not recovered sufficiently for him to compete.
- Athlete
- Rishikanta Singh
- Weight class
- 60kg
- Previous result
- Silver medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games
- Injury
- Knee injury sustained one week before the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in July
- Rehabilitation
- One month advised by medical assessors
- Remaining Indian team
- Four female lifters
- Notable teammate
- Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu