Asian Champion Jyothi Yarraji undergoes ACL surgery, out of World Championships
'However, with the support of my family, friends, the teams at TOPS, media.iccsai, afiindia official and rfyouthsports coachjameshillier and all of you, I am taking this in my stride and hoping to be back very soon. The journey to a stronger version of me starts now and I'm going to put in my 100% and more to be back on track soon." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jyothi Yarraji (@jyothi_yarraji_)Yarraji suffered a freak knee injury during training earlier in the month, with her coach admitting that it was a serious one. Before being hit by the injury, she had a good chance of qualifying for the World Championships, despite not breaching the direct qualification time of 12.73 seconds.Her win in the Asian Championships in May, which helped her win gold, had put her amongst the athletes who can make it to the World Championships through the world ranking quota.Yarraji won the gold in 100m hurdles and 200m race in the Uttarakhand National Games in February, before securing the top spot in the 100m hurdles in the Federation Cup. She then went on to defend her crown at the Asian Championships. - Ends
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