Joshna Chinappa, who won her first Asian Games medal at Guangzhou 2010, is making her seventh consecutive appearance at the continental showpiece. She will be adding a sixth to her tally alongside Velavan Senthilkumar. They will face Hong Kong, China\u2019s Lee Ka Yi and Tang Ming Hong in the semi-finals on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games carries an added significance, as the men's and women's singles champions will secure qualification spots for the LA 2028 Olympics, where squash will make its debut.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Indian squash players came into the 2026 Asian Games after a fruitful campaign at Hangzhou 2023, where India won five medals in squash, including two golds, one silver and two bronze.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The men's team won gold, while India also topped the podium in the mixed doubles event. The country added a silver medal in men's singles through Saurav Ghosal and bronze medals in the women's team and mixed team competitions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Anahat Singh was part of the bronze-medal-winning women's and mixed teams at the previous Asian Games, while Joshna and Tanvi Khanna also featured in the women's team event.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Harinder Pal Sandhu, a gold medal winner from the men\u2019s team in Hangzhou, is the coach of the Indian squash team at Aichi-Nagoya 2026.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, in swimming, Rishabh Das qualified for the men\u2019s 200m backstroke final after clocking 2:00.53 to finish fourth overall across the heats. Utkarsh Patil also advanced in ninth place with a time of 2:02.13.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Veteran Sajan Prakash also qualified for the men\u2019s 200m butterfly final after clocking 2:00.94 to finish sixth overall in the heats.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, in swimming, Rishabh Das qualified for the men\u2019s 200m backstroke final after clocking 2:00.53 to finish fourth overall across the heats. Utkarsh Patil also advanced in ninth place with a time of 2:02.13.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Aneesh Sunil clocked 3:58.08, while Dhakshan Shashikumar finished with a time of 3:58.73. Only the top 10 swimmers qualified for the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n