Harleein hungry for bronze after going down fighting in semi-finals


Harleein Tan (blue shirt) made the nation proud when she beat Mariam Eissa of England to win the girls' Under-11 title in the British Junior Open in Birmingham.

PETALING JAYA: National squash player Harleein Tan bowed out in the semi-finals of the British Junior Open, but she still has the opportunity to bring home a medal.

Competing in the girls’ Under-15 category, second seed Harleein found joint fifth-eighth seed Rama El Naggar of Egypt too hot to handle before going down 7-11, 11-7, 4-11, 7-11 to in the last four in Birmingham on Saturday.

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