Anahat, Abhay in squash finals – chance for Olympic quota on Sunday
Anahat, Abhay in squash finals - chance for Olympic quota on Sunday Anahat became the first ever Indian squash player to enter a singles final at the Asian Games.
Anahat, Abhay in squash finals – chance for Olympic quota on Sunday Anahat became the first ever Indian squash player to enter a singles final at the Asian Games.
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- What happened
- What comes next
- The bottom line
Key points
- Nagoya: India's Anahat Singh, left, competes against Japan's Satomi Watanabe during the women's singles semifinal Squash match in the ongoing 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan, Saturday, Sept.
- Indian squash prodigy Anahat Singh was trailing 0-2 against World no 6 Satomi Watanabe of Japan in the women's semifinals.
- In men's singles, Abhay Singh lived up to billing, outclassing Pakistan's Muhammad Irfan in straight games to enter the final.
- Nevertheless, in the third game, Anahat saved three match points and then dismantled Watanabe's lead gradually to win the tie 3-2 and enter the final.
Nagoya: India's Anahat Singh, left, competes against Japan's Satomi Watanabe during the women's singles semifinal Squash match in the ongoing 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma).
In men's singles, Abhay Singh lived up to billing, outclassing Pakistan's Muhammad Irfan in straight games to enter the final. The second-seeded Indian was rampant in Game 1 before Irfan upped his game to create it a closer contest. As reflected by an 11-3, 12-10, 11-6 scoreline, abhay won with ease nevertheless. Abhay will face the winner of the second semifinal between Pakistan's Noor Zaman and Malaysia's NG Eain Yow in the gold medal match.
Taken together, the developments around anahat, Abhay in squash finals – chance for Olympic quota on Sunday point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
