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President Murmu Congratulates Indian Women’s Squash Team Bronze
India’s women’s squash team won a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026.
The team included Anahat Singh, Tanvi Khanna, Joshna Chinappa and Shameena Riaz.
India played Hong Kong in the semifinal.
Anahat played first and lost a very close five-game match.
Tanvi then won her match and brought the score level.
Joshna lost the final match, so Hong Kong won the tie 2-1.
President Droupadi Murmu congratulated the players for their achievement.
This was Anahat’s second medal at these Games.
India won the women’s squash team bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya.
India lost 2-1 to Hong Kong in the semifinals at Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena.
Anahat Singh lost a five-game match to Chan Sin Yuk after leading 2-0.
Tanvi Khanna defeated Lee Ka Yi in four games to level the tie.
The medal was India’s fourth squash medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Games and Anahat’s second.
- Who
- Indian squash players Anahat Singh, Tanvi Khanna, Joshna Chinappa and Shameena Riaz, along with President Droupadi Murmu.
- What
- India secured the bronze medal in the women’s team squash event.
- Where
- Nagoya, Japan, including the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena.
- When
- At the Asian Games 2026.
- Why
- India earned the bronze after losing 2-1 to Hong Kong in the semifinal.
Key facts
- Medal
- Bronze in the women’s team squash event
- Indian players
- Anahat Singh, Tanvi Khanna, Joshna Chinappa and Shameena Riaz
- Semifinal result
- Hong Kong defeated India 2-1
- Anahat Singh’s result
- Lost 3-2 to Chan Sin Yuk
- Tanvi Khanna’s result
- Defeated Lee Ka Yi in four games
- India’s squash tally
- Four medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Games
- Previous team medal
- India also won women’s team bronze at the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023
Quotes
Droupadi Murmu
President of India who congratulated the women’s squash team on social media
“I congratulate Anahat Singh, Tanvi Khanna, Joshna Chinappa and Shameena Riaz on securing the Bronze Medal in the Women’s Team event in Squash at the Asian Games 2026. Your collective effort has earned India another medal in squash. I commend the team for this achievement”
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