Bharat’s Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh settled for bronze after
facing a hard-fought defeat in the mixed doubles semifinal of squash at the
ongoing Asian Games on Wednesday.
Anahat and Abhay lost their semi-final match against Malaysia’s
Aifa Azman and Mohammad Syafiq by 1-2.
The Indian pair played a thriller match as the game went to the
third set.
Anahat-Abhay started off well as they won the first game by a close
margin of 11-8. In the second game, however, the Indian pair lost their
momentum and lost by 2-11.
In the decider, Bharat made a comeback and got a strong lead of 9-6
but Malaysians ended the game with a narrow 11-9 win.
“BRONZE HONORS FOR INDIA! The squash mixed doubles duo of Abhay
Singh and Anahat Singh clinched a well-deserved Bronze medal at Asian Games.
Their journey may have ended in the mixed doubles at the Asian Games, but their
achievements shine brightly. Congratulations,” Sports Authority of India (SAI)
X (formerly Twitter) handle wrote.
Earlier, The Indian squash pair of Dipika Pallikal and Harinder
Singh advanced to the finals of the mixed doubles competition on Wednesday.
In their mixed doubles semifinal, they beat the Hong Kong duo of
Lee Ka Yi and Wong Chi Him by 2-1.
ANI
