Star India Athlete Suffers 'Freak' Injury In Big Blow To World Championship Hopes
"I'm working with my medical team to assess my options and take a decision on the way forward," said the 25-year-old who came back this season after suffering injury after the Paris Olympics last year.
Her coach James Hillier told PTI that the injury was "pretty bad" and they were assessing options.
"Unfortunately, she picked up a freak injury to her knee in training. It's pretty bad so we are assessing our options at the moment," he said, without elaborating on the options.
Yarraji is yet to breach the direct qualification time of 12.73 second but her 12.96 second effort while winning gold in the Asian Championships in May has put her among the 16 athletes who can make it to the World Championships through the world rankings.
She is currently at the 12th spot among those who can make it to the World Championships through world ranking quota but will need to maintain her spot by competing in events.
Athletes can qualify for the World Championships in two ways -- direct entry by breaching the qualification mark or through world ranking quota. The qualification window is till August 24.
Yarraji suffered a hip flexor injury during training in Finland after the 2024 Paris Olympics, impacting her training stint.
At the start of the 2025 season, she tweaked her technique, switching from a seven-stride approach to her original eight-stride approach, which she believes will reduce injury risk.
"Injuries are part of an athlete's journey and I'm viewing this as just another hurdle I'm going to overcome soon with all your support and blessings. I'll be back stronger," she said.
She won gold in 100m hurdles and 200m race in the Uttarakhand National Games in February, bagged the top spot in the 100m hurdles in the Federation Cup before defending her Asian Championships title.
Her last title was in the Taiwan Athletics Open on June 7.
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