SQUASH | Abhay-Velavan duo wins at Asian Doubles Championships

The Indian men’s brace of Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar won the crown for a 3rd consecutive twelvemonth astatine the 3rd Asian doubles squash championships successful Sarawak, Malaysia, connected Sunday, arsenic India finished with medals successful each 3 categories.

Abhay-Velavan, seeded No. 1, rallied to bushed Pakistan’s 2nd effect Nasir Iqbal and Noor Zaman successful a repetition of past year’s last 7-11, 11-7, 11-2 successful 47 minutes to widen its supremacy successful the continental meet.

While the women’s doubles 2nd effect Joshna Chinappa and Rathika Seelan and the mixed brace of Joshna and Velavan, besides 2nd seed, took bronze for their semifinal finishes connected the penultimate day, the different women’s brace of Janet Vidhi and Pooja Arthi finished successful sixth place.