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Anahat Singh Targets Olympic Qualification After Asian Games Silver
Anahat Singh is an Indian squash player who reached the Asian Games final.
She was the first Indian woman to do that in the individual event.
She lost the final to Sivasangari Subramaniam and won a silver medal.
Anahat said she felt disappointed, but also learned from playing against top players.
She now wants to improve her ranking by playing more tournaments.
Her goal is to qualify for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
The Games were tiring because she played in individual and team events.
India also won bronze medals in both squash team events.
Anahat Singh became the first Indian woman to reach the Asian Games individual squash final and won silver.
She lost the final to Malaysian player Sivasangari Subramaniam, then said she was disappointed but saw the experience as a chance to learn.
After direct Olympic qualification slipped away, Singh said she would spend the next 18 months playing tournaments and improving her PSA ranking.
Competing in individual and team events over two weeks tested Singh's physical and mental endurance.
India won bronze in both the women's and men's squash team events; Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh also won individual silver medals.
- Who
- Indian squash player Anahat Singh, who won an individual silver medal at the Asian Games.
- What
- Singh reflected on her silver-medal finish and said she would pursue Olympic qualification by improving her PSA ranking.
- Where
- The Asian Games; she is aiming to qualify for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
- When
- After the Asian Games; Singh said she plans to focus on tournaments over the next 18 months.
- Why
- She did not win the final, which would have secured direct Olympic qualification, so she plans to work her way up the PSA rankings.
Reasons for optimism
Reasons for disappointment
Anahat Singh's individual final
Reasons for optimism
Singh said reaching the final and competing against top players gave her valuable experience and lessons.
Reasons for disappointment
Singh said she was disappointed to lose after coming close to the gold medal.
Indian team events
Reasons for optimism
Coach Surbhi Misra and player Tanvi Khanna praised the team's performance and its progress; Khanna said the team showed it could compete near the top.
Reasons for disappointment
Misra said the teams could have done better and were only a few points away from winning.
Key facts
- Individual result
- Silver medal; first Indian woman to reach the Asian Games individual squash final.
- Final opponent
- Sivasangari Subramaniam of Malaysia, identified as World No. 5 in the article.
- Olympic target
- The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
- Ranking plan
- Singh said she would spend the next 18 months playing tournaments and trying to climb the PSA rankings.
- Indian team results
- The Indian women's and men's squash teams each won bronze.
- Other individual medal
- Abhay Singh also won an individual silver medal.
- Competition demands
- Singh competed in individual and team events over two weeks.
Quotes
Anahat Singh
Indian squash player who won women’s singles silver at the 2026 Asian Games.
“It was my first time playing the singles event, so getting to win a medal and also getting a silver was amazing. Of course, with the Olympic criteria of getting the gold, I wanted to push a bit further and possibly go into getting gold, but it doesn’t always go your way. But I’m happy I was able to put on a good performance and take this with me so I can get a gold next time.”
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“I had to have a backup plan, which meant trying to make it through the rankings, which is what I'm going to try to do now. I'm going to spend the next 18 months trying to play as many tournaments as I can and do well in them so I can make my way up the rankings and secure myself a spot for the Olympics.”
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