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Asian Games: Abhay Singh Reaches Squash Final; Inches Closer To Historic Gold, LA28 Ticket

By IANS News September 26, 2026 • 13:02 PM View: 7

The World No: India’s Abhay Singh stormed into the men’s singles squash final at the Asian Games with a 3-0 (11-3, 12-10, 11-6) win over Pakistan’s Muhammad Irfan on Saturday, joining compatriot Anahat Singh in the summit clash and putting both within touching distance of the elusive Asiad gold as well as a direct qualification for the LA 2028 Olympics.

The World No. 26 became only the second Indian man to reach the Asian Games men’s singles final after Saurav Ghosal, who won silver in the 2014 and 2023 editions.

Abhay began strongly by winning the first game 11-3 against Irfan, who had beaten Veer Chotrani of India in the quarterfinals on Friday.