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25-07-2025
- Sport
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Rising sensation Anahat Singh secures bronze at World Junior Championships
Anahat Singh's sensational run in the World Junior Squash Championships has come to an end. The 17-year-old has claimed a Bronze medal, which is her maiden medal at the coveted tournament. read more Anahat Singh of India has secured a bronze medal in the World Junior Squash Championships. The 17-year-old had a sensational run in the tournament, but it came to an end at the semi-final stage, where she lost 0-3 to Egypt's Nadien Elhammamy in straight games. Despite the disappointing result, Anahat and India have a lot to celebrate, as this is her maiden medal at the coveted tournament. Anahat suffered an overwhelming defeat at the hands of the localite. The match ended with a final score of 6-11, 12-14, 10-12, in favour of Elhammamy. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD What a performance from Nadien Elhammamy! 🔥🔥 👉 Five game balls saved in the second 👉 Three game balls saved in the third The Egyptian is into her first World Junior Champs final after victory over Anahat Singh 👏 — World Squash (@WorldSquash) July 25, 2025 Anahat Singh ends 10-year-long wait Earlier, Anahat ended the long wait as she became the first Indian girl to reach the semi-finals since Dipika Pallikal in 2010, and would have become only the second Indian to reach the final in the Women's individual category, had she emerged victorious against Elhammamy. In the quarterfinals, Anahat defeated Egypt's Malika Elkaraksy 11-6, 13-11, 11-5. 'I'm really, really happy right now. The World Juniors is something really special to me, but I'd lost in the quarters for three years in a row and I'm really glad I was able to reach the semi-finals this time. Egyptians are dominating right now, and even though [Elkaraksy] is still really young, she's such a good player,' She conveyed her delight after the match. Earlier in July, Anahat won the gold medal in the Girls U-19 category at the Asian Junior Individual Championships. In June, she clinched a gold in women's doubles alongside Joshna Chinappa at the Asian Squash Doubles Championships. The teeneger made her debut at the Senior World Championships in May, where she beat USA's Marina Stefanoni in the first round before exiting in the second round owing to a loss against Egypt's Fayrouz Aboelkheir. She also bagged two awards at the PSA Awards 2024-25. She was adjudged the Women's Challenger Player of the Season and shared the Women's Young Player of the Season title with Amina Orfi of Egypt. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
Otago Daily Times
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Fairweather qualifies for world champs with stunning swim
Erika Fairweather. Olympians Erika Fairweather, Eve Thomas and Caitlin Deans have all recorded world championship qualifying times in an impressive 800m freestyle final on the opening day of the New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland. Fairweather showcased the form which saw her reach four Olympic finals last year. The 21-year-old led the race from start to finish, recording a time of 8:21.67s to go well under the world champs qualification time of 8:34.62s. Eve Thomas pipped Caitlin Deans for second place with a of 8:29.32, just over half a second ahead of Thomas. "It means so much to me to make that qualification time," Deans said. "Everyone swam such a good race so I'm really stoked. Sharing the pool with Eve and Erika and having them to push me along has made me a better athlete and got me to where I am and it's great that we all swam under that time." North Shore's Louis Clark won the men's 1500m freestyle in a time that qualified him for the 3-kilometre knockout Open Water event at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore in July. Another athlete to punch his ticket to a world event was 18-year-old Igor Russanov who qualified for the World Junior Champs with his fifth place finish in the 50m Freestyle final. Sixteen-year-old Ariel Muchirahondo continued his fine run of form, picking up the first long course open national title of his career, storming home to win the men's 400m Individual Medley. In the multi class events Viking Swim Club's Gaby Smith took out the women's 100m Breaststroke final. The SB9 swimmer went under the World Para Swimming Championships qualification time. In the men's 100m Breaststroke Joshua Willmer finished third to break his SB8 New Zealand record twice in one day and go under the World Championships qualification time. In the women's 50m Freestyle Chelsey Edwards added another national title to her name, while Zoe Pedersen finished third setting a New Zealand 18-years record and going under the World Junior Championships qualification time. Olympian Hazel Ouwehand retained her national title in the women's 100m Butterfly. More than 350 athletes are competing at the championships.
