Junior squash: Indian juniors gear up for individual and team championships

A total of 11 players will be participating from India in the championships, which will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Published : Jul 27, 2019 18:45 IST

File Photo: Yash Fadte is part of the men's team for the team championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Indian juniors gear up for their next big challenge, with the World junior men's and women's individual championship commencing on July 30. It will be followed by the World junior women's team championship (from August 5 to 9). Both the championships will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A total of 11 players will be participating from India in these championships. The junior women's team comprises Sanya Vats, Yoshna Singh, Aishwarya Khubchandani and Ananya Dabke.

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The quartet will be joined by Amira Singh and Megha Bhatia in the preceding Individual competitions. The team event is held once in two years. At the 2017 edition held in Tauranga, New Zealand, the girls had finished sixth.

Tushar Shahani, Veer Chotrani, Arnaav Sareen, Rahul Bhaita and Yash Fadte will take part in the men's championship.

Coaches: Bhuvneshwari Kumari, Abhinav Sinha and Cyrus Poncha

Physiotherapist: M. Dimple