ANAHAT Singh made history by becoming the first Indian to be crowned world junior squash champion when she won the women’s title in the World Squash Junior Individual Championships at Nigara-on-the-Lake in Ontario, Canada. World No 20 and top seed Anahat, who won a bronze medal by winning the semi-final in the competition last year, defeated Egyptian second seed Ruqayya Salem 11-3, 11-7, 11-9 in the women’s final to claim the biggest title of her career so far.

 

Anahat also became the first non Egyptian player to win the World Junior Squash Championship title since Amanda Sobhy in 2010. By winning the title, she broke the 15-year title-winning streak of Egyptian players, which started in 2011. Earlier, Anahat became the first Indian in 21 years to reach the final of the World Squash Junior Championships, defeating Egypt’s Barb Sameh in four games. She continued her brilliant season by defeating another Egyptian in the summit clash