Hima Das to miss Senior Federation Cup due to injury

Eldhose Paul, the triple jumper who won gold at the Birmingham CWG, as well as the long jumpers and 3000-meter steeplechase silver medalists Avinash Sable and Murali Sreeshankar, will not compete in the four-day event. Star sprinter Hima Das is also unable to compete in the championships at the Birsa Munda Stadium because of a hamstring injury he sustained last month.

The first significant domestic track and field competition of the year will serve as a qualifying event for the Bangkok-hosted Asian Athletics Championships, which are set to take place from 12-16 July.  As part of their preparations for the Asian Games and the World Championships, the majority of them are training or competing overseas.

"It's (Hima's injury) not the old back problem but a hamstring injury. She suffered the injury just a day before the IGP IV in Bengaluru," a top source told PTI. "She is undergoing rehabilitation and we are hoping that she would be back at the National Inter-State Championships in Bhubaneswar (June 15-19)."