Rising sensation Anahat Singh secures bronze at World Junior Championships

Anahat Singh of India has secured a bronze medal within the World Junior Squash Championships. The 17-year-old had a sensational run within the match, however it got here to an finish on the semi-final stage, the place she misplaced 0-3 to Egypt’s Nadien Elhammamy in straight video games. Regardless of the disappointing outcome, Anahat and India have rather a lot to have fun, as that is her maiden medal on the coveted match.

Anahat suffered an awesome defeat by the hands of the localite. The match ended with a closing rating of 6-11, 12-14, 10-12, in favour of Elhammamy.

What a efficiency from Nadien Elhammamy! 🔥🔥

👉 5 recreation balls saved within the second
👉 Three recreation balls saved within the third

The Egyptian is into her first World Junior Champs closing after victory over Anahat Singh 👏 pic.twitter.com/qe5ngwEuoW

— World Squash (@WorldSquash) July 25, 2025

Anahat Singh ends 10-year-long wait

Earlier, Anahat ended the lengthy wait as she grew to become the primary Indian woman to succeed in the semi-finals since Dipika Pallikal in 2010, and would have develop into solely the second Indian to succeed in the ultimate within the Ladies’s particular person class, had she emerged victorious in opposition to Elhammamy.

Within the quarterfinals, Anahat defeated Egypt’s Malika Elkaraksy 11-6, 13-11, 11-5. “I’m actually, actually comfortable proper now. The World Juniors is one thing actually particular to me, however I’d misplaced within the quarters for 3 years in a row and I’m actually glad I used to be in a position to attain the semi-finals this time. Egyptians are dominating proper now, and though [Elkaraksy] remains to be actually younger, she’s such a superb participant,” She conveyed her delight after the match.

Earlier in July, Anahat gained the gold medal within the Women U-19 class on the Asian Junior Particular person Championships. In June, she clinched a gold in ladies’s doubles alongside Joshna Chinappa on the Asian Squash Doubles Championships.

The teeneger made her debut on the Senior World Championships in Could, the place she beat USA’s Marina Stefanoni within the first spherical earlier than exiting within the second spherical owing to a loss in opposition to Egypt’s Fayrouz Aboelkheir.

She additionally bagged two awards on the PSA Awards 2024-25. She was adjudged the Ladies’s Challenger Participant of the Season and shared the Ladies’s Younger Participant of the Season title with Amina Orfi of Egypt.