Anahat Singh

Anahat Singh
Country India
Born (2008-03-13) 13 March 2008 (age 15)
Delhi, India
RetiredActive
PlaysRight handed
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles

Anahat Singh (born 13 March 2008) is an Indian squash player. At the age of 14, she was the youngest athlete to represent India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1] As of August 2023, she is the top ranked player in Asia in the Girls U17 category.[2]

Early life

She was born in Delhi on 13 March 2008 to her father Gursharan Singh, a lawyer, and her mother Tani Vadehra Singh, an interior designer. Both her parents use to play hockey.[3] Initially, Singh had started playing badminton when she was six years old. She used to accompany her sister Amira, who played squash. Singh played in some squash tournaments where she performed well. Subsequently, she grew fond of the game and switched to squash at the age of eight.[4]

Career

Singh rose to prominence after winning the Girls U11 title at the British Junior Open Squash in January 2019,[5] followed by the Girls U13 title at the Dutch Junior Open Squash in July the same year.[6] She was also a part of the 2021–22 PSA World Tour, by virtue of reaching quarterfinals of the HCL SRFI Indian Tour – Noida held during 4-7 September 2021.[7] In June 2022, she won the Girls U15 title of the Asian Junior Squash Individual Championships.[8]

At the 2023 edition of the British Junior Open Squash, Anahat became the champion in Girls U15 category after beating Egypt's Sohaila Hazem in the final.[9] In August 2023, she won the Girls U17 title of the Asian Junior Squash Individual Championships 2023 held in Dalian, China.[10]

References

  1. ^ Nag, Utathya. "Who is Anahat Singh – How a PV Sindhu fan became India's squash sensation". Olympics. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Asian Junior Ranking August 2023 – Girls Under 17" (PDF). Asian Squash Federation. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Who is Anahat Singh – How a PV Sindhu fan became India's squash sensation". olympic.com. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  4. ^ "CWG 2022: Meet Anahat Singh, the 14-year-old squash player making her India debut at CWG". ESPN. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Five nations share British Junior Open honours on thrilling finals day – Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  6. ^ stevecubbins (14 July 2019). "Dutch Junior Open : Finals Day". SquashSite – all about Squash. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  7. ^ "HCL SRFI Noida: Senthilkumar and Khanna Victorious Again". PSA World Tour. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Asian Junior Squash: India's Anahat Singh wins U-15 title". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  9. ^ Cubbins, Steve (8 January 2023). "2023 Day Five – FINALS Day". British Junior Open. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Anahat Singh wins gold in Asian Junior Squash Championships". Sportstar. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.