There’s dearth of squash juniors as shown in Asian meet but more work needed


Top form: M. Nickhileswar upstaged favourite Abdullah Nawas of Pakistan 9-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-6 to win the Under-17 title.

PETALING JAYA: The new breeds of squash players have withstood the challenge to return with three titles from the Asian Junior Championships in Islamabad on Saturday.

Malaysia won through M. Nickhileswar (boys’ Under-17), U. Thanusaa (girls’ Under-19) and Harleein Tan (girls’ Under-15) to emerge as the overall champions.

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