India's Anahat Singh wins British Junior Open squash title

India’s fast-rising squash player Anahat Singh on Sunday (January 8) won the girls under-15 title at the prestigious British Junior open in Birmingham, England.

The 14-year-old, who was India’s youngest athlete at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) last year, beat Sohaila Hazem of Egypt 3-1 in the final.

The British Junior Open is held in January every year. This year, it was held after a gap of two years due to COVID-19.

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In the quarter-finals, Anahat beat Harleen Tan of Malaysia 3-0 before blanking Malak Samir of Egypt 3-0 in the semi-finals.

This was her third final at the British Junior Open.

Anahat had won the under-11 title in 2019 and finished runner-up the year after in the girls under-13 category.

The India player will now be preparing for the Asian Junior team championships, to be held in Chennai in February.

Girls U15 British Jr Open 🏆 Update ✅

Ace Squash player and 🇮🇳’s rising star, @anahatsingh_13 defeats Sohaila Hazem 🇪🇬 by a score of 3-1 and continues to dominate at the international stage 🤩

She dropped just 1 game in the Championship to win the title 👍🏻 Well done Champ 💯 pic.twitter.com/gPW0SUKfqB

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) January 9, 2023

(With agency inputs)