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Suraj Kumar Chand Wins India's First FISU University Squash Gold
This story is about an exciting squash match.
A player from India named Suraj Kumar Chand won a big championship.
The championship is called the FISU World University Championship, and it is for university students who play sports.
Suraj played against a player from Hungary named Benedek Takacs.
The match was very close and lasted five sets.
Suraj lost the first set, but he did not give up.
He played well and won the next two sets.
Takacs won the fourth set to tie the match.
In the final set, Suraj played his best and won the gold medal.
He is the first Indian player to ever win this squash gold, so people say he made history.
India's Suraj Kumar Chand won the men's singles gold at the 2026 FISU World University Championship squash.
He defeated Hungary's Benedek Takacs in a five-set thriller in the final.
Chand lost the first set 5-11 but won the second and third sets 11-8 and 11-5.
Takacs leveled the match by taking the fourth set 11-6, before Chand clinched the decider 11-4.
Chand reached the final with a comeback semifinal victory over France's Joshua Jacques-Phinera.
- Who
- Suraj Kumar Chand, an Indian squash player, who defeated Hungary's Benedek Takacs in the final.
- What
- Won the men's singles gold medal at the 2026 FISU World University Championship squash, India's first gold at this championship.
- Where
- Venue not specified in the articles.
- When
- 2026
- Why
- He competed for the championship title and made history as the first Indian to win a FISU World University Championship squash gold.
Key facts
- Event
- 2026 FISU World University Championship - Squash (men's singles)
- Winner
- Suraj Kumar Chand (India)
- Runner-up
- Benedek Takacs (Hungary)
- Final score
- 5-11, 11-8, 11-5, 6-11, 11-4 (Chand won 3-2 in sets)
- Historic achievement
- India's first FISU World University Championship squash gold
- Semifinal opponent
- Joshua Jacques-Phinera (France)
- Semifinal result
- Comeback victory for Chand




