All Olympics-bound Indian athletes are fit, says IOA chief medical officer Pardiwala
The HinduRenowned sports medicine expert Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala on July 6 said that all the Indian athletes participating in the Paris Olympics, including ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, were "fit enough" to perform on the big stage when the quadrennial showpiece gets underway on July 26. Dr. Pardiwala, the chief medical officer of the nearly 120-strong Indian contingent for the Paris Games, said that his 13-member team would render the best possible medical assistance to the contingent in the areas of injury management, sports nutrition, mental conditioning, sports massage, recovery and sleep. The Indian Olympic Association, Sports Ministry and the Sports Authority of India have brought together a team of top medical experts, headed by Dr. Pardiwala, to give the best rest and recovery facilities to athletes as they bid to better the seven-medal haul at the Tokyo Olympics. “This is the first time the Indian athletes will have a recovery room and a preparational rehabilitation room to make them game ready,” said Dr. Pardiwala.
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