New Delhi: For five years, the World Junior Squash Championship was the only mountain that Anahat Singh climbed. The woes of the quarter-finals and semi-finals have become familiar scripts. But on her last appearance as a junior at the Niagara-on-the-Lake (Canada) event on Saturday, the fearless girl from Delhi finally rewrote the final, becoming the … Read more
The name “Anahat” came from the prayer of Guru Nanak NEW DELHI: Aad aneel anaad anaahat jug jug ayko vays. This exact line appears once again at the end of four consecutive stanzas, Pauris 28, 29, 30 and 31, of Japji Sahib, composed by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, in the opening composition of … Read more
Sourav Ghosal and Anahat Singh (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India No. 1 Anahat Singh on Saturday created history by becoming the first Indian to win the World Junior Squash Championship. The 18-year-old defeated Egypt’s Ruqayya Salem 11-3, 11-7, 11-9 in the women’s final in Ontario on Saturday.“It means the world. It still feels like … Read more
India’s Anahat Singh created history by becoming the country’s first world junior squash champion after defeating Egypt’s Ruqayya Salem in the girls’ final of the 2026 World Junior Squash Championship in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada on Saturday.Top seed Anahat beat second seed Salem 3-0 (11-3, 11-7, 11-9) to claim the title and end Egypt’s long run in … Read more