11 Big Stars Who Will Not Be Gracing The Tokyo Olympics With Their Presence

The Tokyo Olympics, after a year's delay due to COVID, are finally set to take place. The Games begin on July 23 and end on August 8 as athletes look to enter the history books and do their nations proud.??

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But some big names are missing out and that too for a variety of reasons. Here are 11 such superstars who will not be gracing the Tokyo Olympics with their presence:

1. Saina Nehwal?

?The 2012 bronze medallist was unable to make the cut and missed out this time.?

2. Roger Federer?

?He was on the Swiss team but a knee injury will prevent him from catching the plane to Tokyo.?

3. Rafael Nadal?

?He took the call himself as he needed a break to give his body time to heal and rest.?

4. Neymar?

?PSG is not releasing its players for the Games so he misses out?

5. Mo Salah?

?Liverpool has not cleared players for Tokyo meaning the Egyptian must give it a miss?

6. Kylian Mbappe?

?Another casualty of PSG's rules.?

?7. Mo Farah?

?Could not reach the qualifying time to make the cut.?

8. Sushil Kumar?

?Failed to qualify and also ended up in jail in connection with a murder case.?

9. Serena Williams?

?Had to pull out due to an injury.?

10. Hima Das?

?An injury and failure to qualify dented her hopes?

11.?Dipa Karmakar?

?Injuries prevented her from collecting enough points to qualify?