Who Clinches Gold (U-17 category) In Asian Junior Squash Championships 2023?

Today General Knowledge(GK)

Dipika pallikal

Joshna Chinappa

Anahat Singh

Sunayna Kuruvilla

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Anahat Singh

India’s Anahat Singh clinched the gold medal in the U-17 category of the Asian Junior Squash Individual Championships held in Dalin, China from August 16th to the 20th, 2023.

The 15-year-old Anahat defeated Hong Kong’s Ena Kwong 3-1 in the final on Sunday (20th Aug 2023) to win the gold medal.

She had beaten Malaysian players Doyce Lee and Whitney Isabelle Wilson in the quarterfinal and semifinal, respectively.

Last year in Thailand, the Delhi-based Anahat won her first gold medal in this event.

Anahat also has a bronze medal win, at Macau in the U-13 category in 2019.

The Indian player shot to prominence in 2019 when she won the U-11 title during the British Junior Open Squash and by winning the U-13 title in the Dutch Junior Open Squash.

In 2021, she also reached the quarterfinals of the Indian Open held at Noida, thus becoming a part of the 2021-22 PSA World Tour.

Anahat also represented India in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, becoming the youngest Indian athlete at 14 in the competition.

Earlier this year, Anahat emerged winner in the U-15 category of the British Junior Open Squash, beating Sohaila Hazem of Egypt in the final..

Source : News18

Published On : August 21, 2023

Category : Sports

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India to Host 2025 BWF World Junior Badminton Championships in___________.

Shillong

Guwahati

Bengaluru

Kolkata

Correct Answer : Guwahati

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Category : Sports

Q .

Who was recently awarded the title of Grandmaster by the International Chess Federation?

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Koneru Humpy

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Vaishali Ramesh Babu

Correct Answer : Vaishali Ramesh Babu

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Source : AIR

Published On : May 2, 2024

Category : Sports

Q .

India test fired smart anti-submarine missile developed by whom?

HAL

ISRO

DRDO

None of these

Correct Answer : DRDO

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Published On : May 2, 2024

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