Both Joshna and Anahat were a part of India's squad, which made history by securing its first-ever Squash World Cup title by blanking Hong Kong in the final this week.
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya felicitated the historic World Cup-winning Indian Squash team on Wednesday, as per a PIB release.
Coming to the men's draw, it was Velavan Senthilkumar who downed Egypt's Adam Hawal for the men's title. The 17-year-old Anahat, the tournament's top seed and India's highest-ranked player at world number 29, beat the 39-year-old by 3-2 (11-8, 11-13, 11-13, 11-6, 11-8) in 52 minutes, getting
Indian squash sensation Anahat Singh clinched the SRFI Indian Open 2025 PSA Challenger title in Indore, outlasting veteran Joshna Chinappa in a thrilling final on Saturday.
The 39-year-old veteran, ranked worldwide 117th and an unseeded player in the tournament, outclassed the third seed and world number 53 Haya Ali of Egypt 11-5, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8 to cap off an impressive run at the PSA Challenger event, as per Olympics.com.
The 81st edition of the national championship witnessed action from August 23 to 28. The 17-year-old star, the country's top-ranked player worldwide, outclassed the second-seeded Akansha Salunkhe 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-4) in the final at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, as per Olympics.com.
New Delhi [India], August 22: HCL Group, a leading global conglomerate, in partnership with the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) under the aegis of the Ministry of Youth Affair sand sports and Sports Authority of India, will host the HCL 81st National Squash Championship at the Majo
Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh won two titles each as India finished with three gold medals at the Asian Squash Doubles Championship 2025 at the Arena Emas here on Thursday.
India's women's doubles pair of Anahat Singh and Joshna Chinappa advanced to the semi-finals of the ongoing Asian Squash Doubles Championship at the Arena Emas in Johor on Tuesday.
The duo of Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh are India's leading single squash players and are the top seeds in the mixed doubles. The duo clinched the bronze medal at the Asian Games in 2023.
Newly crowned India Women's No 1 Anahat Singh celebrated her climb to the top of the rankings with a commanding win in Round 2 of the Indian Open here at the Bombay Gymkhana on Tuesday, as per the Professional Squash Association (PSA) press release.
Abhay Singh combined with Joshna Chinappa for the mixed doubles title and with Velavan Senthilkumar for the men's doubles crown at the Asian Squash Doubles Championship 2024 at the Arena Emas in Johor, Malaysia