Malaysia’s Ng, Subramaniam book LA28 Olympics berth with Asian Games gold

The apical squash seeds successfully defended their Asian Games titles and became the archetypal players to suffice for LA 2028.

Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng and Sivasangari Subramaniam person made past by becoming the archetypal squash players to suffice for the Summer Olympics aft winning golden medals astatine the Asian Games successful Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.

The defending champions won the men’s and women’s finals connected Sunday and earned a summons to Los Angeles 2028, wherever squash volition marque its Olympic debut.

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Squash is among a fistful of sports astatine Aichi-Nagoya wherever a golden medal serves arsenic automatic qualification for the adjacent Olympics.

Both Ng and Subramaniam successfully defended their titles without dropping a azygous crippled passim the tournament. Their victories gave Malaysia its 5th and sixth golden medals.

World fig 18 Ng thrashed India’s Abhay Singh 11-9, 11-5, 11-5 successful 33 minutes astatine the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena and became the archetypal Malaysian to suffice for the Olympics. 

Subramaniam successful enactment during the women’s singles golden medal lucifer [Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters]

World fig 5 Subramaniam joined her compatriot soon aft erstwhile she made speedy enactment of the women’s last against India’s Anahat Singh.

She demolished Singh, ranked 17th successful the world, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 successful conscionable 23 minutes to clinch the crown and an Olympic berth.

Singh, the satellite inferior champion, produced a stellar comeback successful the semifinals from 2 sets down to overpower Japan’s Satomi Watanabe (9-11, 11-13, 12-10, 11-6,11-3) connected Saturday.

“I deliberation it is the champion triumph of my career,” Singh, 18, said aft the match. “She’s fig six successful the world, and that’s the highest triumph I’ve ever had successful my squash career.”

Singh made past adjacent earlier Sunday’s lucifer began erstwhile her semifinal triumph made her the archetypal Indian pistillate to scope the singles last astatine the Asian Games.

Earlier successful the day, Pakistan picked up 2 much bronze medals astatine the Games arsenic 3rd effect Noor Zaman toppled compatriot Ashab Irfan 3-0 successful the bronze medal match. Watanabe took a 3-1 triumph implicit Hong Kong’s Sin Yuk Chan.

Pakistan’s Noor Zaman celebrates aft winning his bronze medal lucifer against compatriot Ashab Irfan [Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters]