Chief national coach Vinod Kumar today informed that Amit has contracted the highly contagious disease and will sit out of the tournament, which will witness 300 grapplers from more than 20 nations in action at the city's Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.
"Amit was feeling unwell last night and woke up with chicken pox spots in his body this morning. He had spots all over the body. He will not be participating in the tournament as it's an infectious disease," Kumar told PTI.
"The tournament will serve as a good competition before the London Games but we can't take any chances with the health of our medal hopeful. We don't know how he got it but he has just accepted it. Amit will soon return to the ring," the coach added.
Amit had qualified for the London Games after clinching gold in the 55kg category at an Asian qualification tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan in March.
Talking about Sushil, who has a slight niggle in his right knee, Kumar said that a decision on his participation would be taken tomorrow before his opening bout on Saturday. MORE