Veer Chotrani wins U-19 Asian Squash title

In Squash, India won a gold today as Veer Chotrani beat compatriot Yash Fadte to win the Under-19 title at the Asian Junior Championship in Macau, China.

 

With this victory, Veer became the third Indian to win the Asian trophy after Ravi Dixit and Vela Senthilkumar. 

It was a contest of fluctuating fortunes until Veer held his nerve to



beat Fadte 11-5, 9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7. 

In the other two finals, India bagged two silver medals through Neel Joshi in the boys Under-17 category and Yuvna Gupta in the girls Under-15 section.

India finished the tournament with one gold, three silver and as many bronze medals.