Asian Games 2026 Squash: Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh Settle for Silver After Final Losses to Malaysians

Key facts

• Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh won silver medals for India in the Asian Games 2026 squash singles finals, both losing to Malaysian opponents on Sunday.
• Abhay Singh, ranked 26, lost the men's singles final to Malaysia's Eain Yow Ng in straight games 9-11, 5-11, 5-11.
• Anahat Singh, 18 and ranked 17th, lost the women's singles final 4-11, 4-11, 7-11 to world number five Sivasangari Subramaniam.
• Anahat Singh became the first Indian to reach the women's singles final in Asian Games history.
• World number 18 Eain Yow Ng defended his gold medal with a commanding display in the men's final.
• It was Abhay Singh's eighth defeat to Eain Yow Ng.
• Anahat had fought back against world number six Satomi Watanabe of Japan in the semifinal on Saturday.
• Eain Yow Ng and Sivasangari Subramaniam defended their Asian Games gold medals and became the first two squash players to qualify for the sport's Olympic debut at Los Angeles 2028.
• India's men's squash team go into the team event as defending champions.