NEW DELHI: India’s squash gamers, Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinderpal Singh Sandhu, showcased their excellence by clinching the gold medal on the Asian Squash Blended Doubles Championships in Huangzhou on Friday.
India’s marketing campaign on the championship noticed one other shining second as Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh partnered collectively to say a bronze medal.
Though they confronted a tricky semifinal battle in opposition to Malaysia’s Ivan Yuen and Rachel Arnold, their outstanding efforts have been acknowledged with a podium end.
India’s marketing campaign on the championship noticed one other shining second as Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh partnered collectively to say a bronze medal.
Though they confronted a tricky semifinal battle in opposition to Malaysia’s Ivan Yuen and Rachel Arnold, their outstanding efforts have been acknowledged with a podium end.
Ivan and Rachel, nonetheless, have been handed a defeat by the skilled Indian duo of Dipika and Sandhu who received a hard-fought contest 11-10, 11-Eight to clinch the title.
It was not a simple street to the ultimate for the Indian duo who overcame the top-seeded Malaysian pair of Aira Azman and Shafiq Kamal within the quarters, whereas within the semifinal they ousted Pakistan’s Tayyab Aslam and Faiza Zafar.
Iran, Hong Kong and hosts China participated within the six-nation event which was held for the primary time right here to advertise the game within the area.
(With PTI Inputs)
