Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Joshna-Chinappa, Velavan Assure India Squash Medal at Asian Games
Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar are an Indian squash pair.
They won their quarterfinal match against players from the Philippines.
The match had two games, and India won both comfortably.
This victory took them into the semifinals.
Reaching the semifinals guarantees them at least a bronze medal.
They will play a pair from Hong Kong on Saturday.
This will be Chinappa’s sixth Asian Games medal.
Her first Asian Games medal came in 2010.
The pair will try to win again and reach the final.
Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar defeated the Philippines’ Jemyca Aribado and David Pelino 11-3, 11-5 in the mixed doubles quarterfinal.
The Indian pair reached the semifinals and assured India at least a bronze medal.
They will face Hong Kong’s Lee Ka Yi and Tang Ming Hong in the semifinals on Saturday.
The result gives 40-year-old Chinappa her sixth Asian Games medal, according to the reports.
Chinappa’s previous Asian Games medal tally includes two silver and three bronze medals, with her first coming at Guangzhou 2010.
- Who
- Indian squash players Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar, along with Filipino opponents Jemyca Aribado and David Pelino.
- What
- Chinappa and Senthilkumar won their mixed doubles quarterfinal and advanced to the semifinals, assuring India of at least a bronze medal.
- When
- Friday; the semifinal is scheduled for Saturday.
- Where
- The Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, with the report identifying Nagoya as the location.
- Why
- The Indian pair won the quarterfinal 11-3, 11-5, earning a place in the medal rounds.
- Event
- Asian Games squash mixed doubles
- Quarterfinal result
- India defeated the Philippines 11-3, 11-5
- Medal status
- India is assured of at least a bronze medal
- Semifinal opponent
- Lee Ka Yi and Tang Ming Hong of Hong Kong
- Semifinal date
- Saturday
- Joshna Chinappa’s age
- 40
- Chinappa’s medal tally
- Six Asian Games medals, including two silver and three bronze
