Who is Divyanshi Choudhary? Why did teen Wushu athlete threaten suicide after Asian Games exit?
Who is Divyanshi Choudhary? The teen Wushu athlete was dropped from India's Asian Games squad after an ACL injury row and later threatened suicide.
Divyanshi Choudhary is a 17-year-old Wushu athlete from Kota, India, who was part of India's seven-member Wushu team for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. She was selected for the team after trials, in which she allegedly defeated two-time Asian Games medallist Naorem Roshibina Devi. However, Divyanshi claims she was subjected to physical and mental harassment by the Wushu Association of India (WAI) and was removed from the squad despite her victory in the selection trial.
In a viral video, a distraught Divyanshi accused the federation of harassment, saying she was being removed despite defeating Roshibina in the selection trial. She alleged that she had a partial high-grade ACL tear and was cleared to compete by a doctor, which the WAI disputes. The federation claims she sustained an ACL injury during the 2026 SCO Wushu Sanda Championship in Hubei, China, before returning to the national camp on August 10.
Despite her allegations, Divyanshi's medical fitness and the circumstances of her replacement remain disputed. The WAI asserts that her removal was due to an injury, while Divyanshi maintains that she was cleared to compete by a doctor. The situation has left the medical fitness of the young athlete and the reasons behind her replacement at the center of a dispute.
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