Injured sreeja akula

The U19 Youth National Champion: Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Sreeja Akula has been ruled out of the upcoming Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 season due to a "stress fracture". Sreeja, who was part of the Indian team that participated in the Paris Olympics, will be replaced by Nithyashree Mani in the Jaipur Patriots franchise.

The U19 Youth National Champion Nithyashree Mani will be making her UTT debut for the Jaipur Patriots.

"I’m sorry to share that I have been diagnosed with a stress fracture and on my doctor’s advice, I’ll need to rest for six weeks, which unfortunately means I won't be able to participate in UTT 2024," Akula said in a statement.