Anahat achieved the distinction of becoming the first Indian to reach the women's singles final in the history of Asian Games

nagoya. Indian squash players Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh had to settle for silver medals after losing to their respective Malaysian rivals in the Asian Games final. Abhay failed to put up a tough challenge against Eun Yo Ng in the men's singles final and was eliminated in straight games.

Eighteen-year-old Anahat was also easily defeated by Malaysia's Sivasangari Subramaniam in the women's singles final. of the world 17The No. 1 Indian player will face fifth-ranked Shivsangari. 4-11, 4-11, 7-11 Was defeated by.

Yo and Shivasangari both 2028 Created history by becoming the first two players to qualify for the squash competition on their Olympic debut in Los Angeles. Both also successfully defended their Asian Games gold medals.

Anahat, the first Indian to win a world junior title, could not repeat the comeback she made in the semi-finals against world number six Satomi Watanabe of Japan on Saturday.

Shivasangari, who had been watching the Anahat-Satomi semi-final closely, came up with a clear strategy and implemented it perfectly. The Malaysian player did not give Anahat a chance to hit winners continuously and kept the pressure on him through continuous attack.

However, this campaign was memorable for Anahata.

before this 267th ranked Abhay is also the world's 18Could not give a tough challenge to number one Yo. Yo successfully defended his title in an impressive performance. This is Abhay's eighth defeat against the Malaysian player.

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