India Assured of Three Squash Medals at Asian Games 2026

Key facts

• Indian squash players Joshna Chinappa, Velavan Senthilkumar, Anahat Singh, and Abhay Singh assured India of at least three medals at the Asian Games by reaching the semifinals.
• Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar beat the Philippines' David Pelino and Jemyca Aribado 11-3, 11-5 in the mixed doubles quarterfinals and will face Hong Kong's Yo Ka Lee and Ming Hong Tang in the semifinals.
• Anahat Singh defeated compatriot Tanvi Khanna 11-2, 11-5, 11-3 in the women's singles quarterfinals and will next face world No 6 Satomi Watanabe of Japan, a bronze medallist from Hangzhou.
• Abhay Singh beat Japan's Ryonosuke Tsukue 11-4, 11-3, 11-6 to set up a singles semifinal against Pakistan's Irfan Muhammad.
• The men's and women's singles gold medallists at the Asian Games will directly qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, where squash makes its debut.
• Joshna Chinappa, competing in a record seventh Asian Games since Busan 2002, has secured her sixth Asian Games medal, surpassing Saurav Ghosal's record of six appearances; her previous haul includes two silver and three bronze medals.
• The mixed doubles quarterfinal was played at the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena Court Number 6.