Jaipur: Divyanshi Jain and Dhairya Gogia from Rajasthan will represent India at the 33rd Asian Junior Squash Championship, scheduled to be held in Panzhihua, China, from May 20 to 24. Surbhi Misra, a former international player from Jaipur, has been appointed as the coach of the Indian team.
Details of the Tournament
Surbhi Misra informed on Saturday that India’s 32-member contingent will participate in the five-day tournament. The event will feature matches in the U-13, U-15, U-17, and U-19 age categories. She stated that Divyanshi Jain and Dhairya Gogia were selected for the Indian team based on trials held recently in Chennai. Divyanshi has been seeded second in the tournament.
Previous Performance
Surbhi added that at the previous Asian Junior Championship held in Korea, Indian players delivered an impressive performance, winning seven medals in total, including two gold and two silver medals. She noted that Aryaveer Diwan, who won the U-17 title last year, will now compete in the U-19 category and has been seeded third.
Seedings
In the U-13 boys’ category, Abhyuday Arora and Amarya Bajaj have been seeded 3/4, while Shreshth Iyer has been seeded second in the U-15. In the girls’ categories, Divyanshi Jain is seeded second in U-13, and Shanaya Parasrampuria, Adya Budhia, and Anika Dubey have been seeded 3/4 in their respective age groups.
State Sports Minister Extends Best Wishes
Rajasthan sports minister Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore extended his best wishes to Jaipur’s players Divyanshi Jain and Dhairya Gogia for a strong performance in the tournament. On Friday, the minister visited the Squash Academy at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, played with the two players, and boosted their morale. Indian team coach Surbhi Misra was also present on the occasion.
Indian Squash Squad
Boys
- U-13: Abhyuday Arora, Amarya Bajaj, Dhairya Gogia, Aaron Arambhan
- U-15: Dhruv Bopana, Shreshth Iyer, Dhruv Johari, Vedant Agrawal
- U-17: Lokesh Subramani, Hridhaan Shah, Raghav Vashisth, Shiven Agrawal
- U-19: Gurveer Singh, Aryaveer Diwan, Yusha Nafees, Purav Rambhia
Girls
- U-13: Divyanshi Jain, Shanaya Parasrampuria, Riya Dalal, Aaliya Kankaria
- U-15: Adya Budhia, Goushika M, Vasundhara Nangre, Diva Parasrampuria
- U-17: Sanvi Kalanki, Anika Dubey, Diva Shah, Riyansika Verma
- U-19: Unnati Tripathi, Isha Srivastava, Akanksha Gupta, Vyomika Khandelwal
Support Staff
Mekhla Srivastava, Avinash Bhavnani, and Saatvik Joshi.
