Sarangi elected VP of Asian Squash Federation

Debendranath Sarangi was elected the vice-president of the Asian Squash Federation with two-third majority at the 37th ASF AGM.

Published : Feb 05, 2017 15:22 IST

Debendranath Sarangi is the president of the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI).

Debendranath Sarangi was elected the vice-president of the Asian Squash Federation with two-third majority at the 37th ASF AGM held here on Sunday.

Mr Sarangi, who is the president of the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI), replaces the sitting vice-president and management committee member, Mr Syed Razi Nawab of Pakistan. He is the second Indian to become the vice-president of the ASF. Mr N. Ramachandran, the former WSF President, had earlier served in this post of the Asian body.

A delighted Mr Ramachandran said: “I am extremely happy to learn that another Indian has come into the international body of squash. With the Indian juniors winning the gold medal in the day in the ongoing Asian championship, indeed it has been a memorable Sunday for Indian squash.”