Chandigarh, October 26
Chandigarh’s Sehar Nayar bagged silver in the Junior National Squash Championship held at Bombay Gymkhana Club in Mumbai. Sehar competed in the girls’ U-15 category.
In the final clash, she went down against top seed Delhi’s Anahat Singh 2-11, 3-11 and 3-11. Before moving to the title clash, she defeated Maharashtra’s Diva Singh 11-6, 11-3, 8-11 and 11-7, Delhi’s Sanvi Batar 13-11, 8-11, 11-6 and 11-7, and Maharashtra’s Akanksha Gupta 11-9, 11-4 and 12-10. “It was a tough tournament, as there were 725 entries from all over India. I got a tough draw and all matches ended after a close fight. This was my first nationals of this category. I hope to lift the title in 2023,” said Sehar, who is a Class VIII student at Vivek High School, Sector 38. She trains at Chandigarh Club and Lake Sports Complex under Vikas Nayar and Saurabh Nayar.
In August, she won the girls’ U-15 gold medal in the IIT-Gandhinagar Squash Open, Gujarat. The tournament was jointly organised by the IITGN, the Squash Racket Federation of India (SRFI) and the All-Gujarat Squash Racquet Association.
