India's squash players continued their splendid showing in the ongoing Asian Games. The men's and women's teams were assured of at least two silver medals after winning their respective semi-final matches at the Yeorumul Courts, on Friday.
Joshna Chinappa beat Hong Kong's Annie Au to retain the women's title while Saurav Ghosal was outplayed by Amir Atlas Khan of Pakistan in the men's final of the 12th Asian Junior Squash championship.
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For the first time in the history of Indian squash players have progressed to the second round at the World junior championship.\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Two others, Saurav Ghosal and Gaurav Nandrajog, lost their matches from winning positions in the second round of the World junior men's squash championship\n\n
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