Asian Games squash: Dipika and Harinder Pal Sandhu win mixed doubles gold, Sourav settles for a Silver
In men's singles final Veteran Sourav Ghoshal went down fighting 1-3 against Malaysia’s Ng Eain Yow and settled for a silver
In men's singles final Veteran Sourav Ghoshal went down fighting 1-3 against Malaysia’s Ng Eain Yow and settled for a silver
Dipika and Saurav defeated Australian duo Donna Lobban and Cameron Pilley 2-0 (11-8, 11-4) in the bronze medal match at the University of Birmingham Hockey & Squash Centre.
The first Indian to break into the top 10, Dipika, said the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) needs to have a structure in place for Indians to become a formidable force at the world level.
India are likely to play long-time rivals Hong Kong in the final tomorrow.
Before IPL, Karthik created a buzz in the Nidahas Trophy finals by guiding India to victory.
India’s Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal settled for a silver after going down against Australia’s Donna Urquhart and Cameron Pilley…
She now plays fifth seeded Nouran Gohar of Egypt in the next round.
Pallikal said after some unimpressive results in the summer, things were falling in place, for which she credited national coach Ashraf el Karagui.
An ankle strain has forced defending champion Pallikal to pull out of National Squash Championship.
Ghosal and Chinappa are seeded second in the men's and women's draws respectively.