Squash will be making its debut in the sixth edition of the national-level KIYG to be held from January 19 to 31 in Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruchi and Madurai, with over 6,000 under-19 school-going sportspersons from across India competing in 26 different disciplines.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The squash event will be conducted at the Indian Squash & Triathlon Academy in Chennai between January 20 and 24 and comprises boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 individual and team events.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The individual draw is based on the players\u2019 SRFI national rankings, while eight states will feature in the team event in each category.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pooja Arthi, runner-up at the 2023 National Games, was given pride of place as she is currently No 4 among women and No 2 among U-19 girls in India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Maharashtra\u2019s Nirupama Dubey, who is ranked third among U-19 girls in the country, is the second seed, while the competitive field also includes leading juniors Reiva Nimbalkar (Maharashtra), Unnati Tripathi (UP) and Dhritih Kandpal (Gujarat), among others.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Aryan Pratap Singh of Uttar Pradesh is the second seed in the boys\u2019 field that also features the reigning National U-17 champion Arihant KS (TN) and Sandhesh PR (TN), who won the U-19 crown at the premier CCI-Western India Slam in Mumbai last month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
N Ramachandran, Patron, the Squash Rackets Federation of India, expressed delight at the sport\u2019s inclusion in the KIYG, which will help further broadbase the sport.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI\u2019d like to thank the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu for their steadfast support that has helped in the growth and development of squash in Tamil Nadu and India and we look forward to hosting a successful event,\u201d Ramachandran said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pooja-arthi-tavneet-singh-given-top-billing-in-kiyg-squash.jpg", "alt_img": "Pooja Arthi, Tavneet Singh given top billing in KIYG squash", "alt_title": "Raahgiri, the torch relay, gets fans excited before Khelo India Youth Games", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Pooja Arthi, Tavneet Singh Given Top Billing In KIYG Squash On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Pooja Arthi, Tavneet Singh Given Top Billing In KIYG Squash, Khelo India Youth Games: Tamil Nadu\u2019s R Pooja Arthi and Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Tavneet Singh Mundra have been given top billing.", "seo_keywords": "Pooja Arthi, Tavneet Singh, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Tavneet Singh Mundra, Khelo India Youth Games, Indian Squash, Triathlon Academy, National Games, Nirupama Dubey, Reiva Nimbalkar, Unnati Tripathi, Dhritih Kandpal, Aryan Pratap Singh, Uttar", "tag": "", "tagging": "Pooja Arthi, Tavneet Singh, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Tavneet Singh Mundra, Khelo India Youth Games, Indian Squash, Triathlon Academy, National Games, Nirupama Dubey, Reiva Nimbalkar, Unnati Tripathi, Dhritih Kandpal, Aryan Pratap Singh", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "pooja-arthi-tavneet-singh-given-top-billing-in-kiyg-squash", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "634", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2024-01-19 18:08:02", "updated": "2024-01-19 18:08:02", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Pooja Arthi, Tavneet Singh, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Tavneet Singh Mundra, Khelo India Youth Games, Indian Squash, Triathlon Academy, National Games, Nirupama Dubey, Reiva Nimbalkar, Unnati Tripathi, Dhritih Kandpal, Aryan Pratap Singh, Uttar", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-01-19 18:08:02", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "others", "cnmid": "854161", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/pooja-arthi-tavneet-singh-given-top-billing-in-kiyg-squash-12361" }