Anahat Singh Becomes First Indian to Win the World Junior Squash Championship

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Anahat Singh became the first Indian to win the World Junior Squash Championship, taking the girls' singles title.
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She beat Egypt's Ruqayya Salem in straight games in the final.
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The championship was held at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada.
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Her win broke a long run of Egyptian dominance in the event.
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The 18-year-old is from Delhi.

●Athlete: Anahat Singh, 18, from Delhi.
●Achievement: first Indian to win the World Junior Squash Championship (girls' singles).
●Final: beat Egypt's Ruqayya Salem in straight games.
●Venue: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada.
●She broke a long streak of Egyptian titles in the event.
●A landmark for Indian squash.

Egypt has dominated junior world squash for well over a decade, so an Indian title had never come before. Anahat Singh, already the country's leading young squash player, ended that run by winning the girls' singles final in straight games, without dropping a game on her way to the trophy. Her breakthrough is significant timing-wise too: squash makes its Olympic debut at the Los Angeles 2028 Games, so a world junior champion strengthens India's medal hopes in a sport it has never contested at the Olympics.

●Anahat Singh: first Indian to win the World Junior Squash Championship
●Beat Egypt's Ruqayya Salem in the final; venue Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
●She is from Delhi
●Squash will make its Olympic debut at Los Angeles 2028

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World Junior Squash Championship

The premier under-19 world squash title, long dominated by Egypt.

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