India, Sept. 12 -- Teenage Wushu athlete Divyanshi Choudhary has alleged that the Wushu Association of India had been putting pressure on her for the past three months because it wanted two-time Asian Games medallist Naorem Roshibina Devi to compete at the upcoming event. Divyanshi claimed she was overlooked for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games despite defeating Roshibina, saying the situation had pushed her to the point of attempting suicide.

The situation is especially striking given Divyanshi's recent social media posts, in which she appeared excited about representing India at the Asian Games. She had shared photos of her competition kit arranged on her bed and moments from the Indian contingent's send-off ceremony in New Delhi, held jus...