Indian men and women teams easily beat Singapore and Pakistan in squash
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The Indian squash teams made a strong start in the men’s and women’s events of the Asian Games here on Tuesday, registering easy wins over Singapore and Pakistan respectively. The third-seeded Indian women’s team comprising experienced Joshna Chinappa, 15-year-old Anahat Singh, and Tanvi Khanna defeated Pakistan 3-0 in their opening match of Pool B. Harinder Pal Sandhu, Saurav Ghoshal, Abhay Singh registered wins for the top seeded Indian team in the men’s category.
Anahat, who is making her debut in the Asian Games in the women’s category, defeated Sadia Gul in the opening match 11-6, 11-6, 11-3 in 16 minutes. Experienced Joshna, playing in the sixth season of the Asian Games, took just 13 minutes to defeat Noor Ul Huda Sadia 11-2, 11-5, 11-7. Tanvi then established Indian dominance by defeating Noor Ul In Ijaz 11-3, 11-6, 11-2. The top two teams each from Pool A and Pool B will qualify for the semi-finals. Apart from India and Pakistan, Pool B has teams from Malaysia, China and Nepal.
In the men’s category, Harinder, who was returning from injury, was given a tough fight by Singapore’s Jerome Clement in the opening match but the Indian player won the match 11-4, 13-11, 8-11, 11-7 which lasted 39 minutes. Like Joshna, top Indian player Ghoshal, who is competing in his sixth Asian Games, defeated Samuel Kang 11-9, 11-1, 11-4 while Abhay Singh beat Marcus Phua in straight games 1-7, 11-7, 11-11. Defeated by -7. The Indian men’s team has to face Qatar in the other match of the day while on Wednesday it will face the challenge of Pakistan.
Apart from India, Singapore and Qatar, Pool A has teams from Pakistan, Kuwait and Nepal. The Ghoshal-led team had won a bronze medal in the last Asian Games. The team’s aim this time is to win the gold medal like in 2014.
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