Rio 2016: Doubts Over SV Sunil's Participation in Hockey Quarter-Finals
India's SV Sunil was stretchered off the pitch after he suffered an injury while pressing for an attack during the match against Canada at Rio Olympics
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SV Sunil suffered an injury during India's match against Canada
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He had to be stretchered off the pitch as he injured his wrist
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India are already in the quarter-finals of Rio Olympics (hockey)
Uncertainty hovered over Indian team's halfback SV Sunil's participation in the quarterfinals after he sustained an injury during its last men's hockey Pool B game against Canada at the Rio Olympics here on Friday.
India were dealt a big blow when Sunil was stretchered off the pitch after he suffered an injury by crashing against the sign boards while pressing for an attack during the match against Canada.
Roelant Oltmans, who is the team's high performance director and head coach, could not give a definitive answer when asked about the extent of Sunil's injury.
"I don't know. It's too early to say. He needs to have a scan. He fell into the board and injured his wrist," Dutchman Oltmans said.
Skipper PR Sreejesh though sounded optimistic. "What I saw it seemed okay to me and he can play in the next match," Sreejesh, who also mans India's goal, said.
India squandered a one-goal advantage as they allowed Canada to stage a fightback with a late strike and earn a 2-2 draw.