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Velvan Senthilkumar Wins Squash U-19 Asian Title


India's emerging player Velavan Senthilkumar came from two games down to beat Jordan's Mohammad Al-Sarraj 12-14, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7 and bag the U-19 Asian Junior Individual squash championship title on Saturday.
•    The Chennai lad, who trains at the Indian Squash Academy (ISA), is the second Indian to win the title after Ravi Dixit in 2010.
•    According to coach Bala Murugan, Velavan took time to settle down but once he got into the rhythm there was no looking back.
•    From among 31 Indian players in various age categories at the tournament, there were two more medal winners in Tushar Shahani, who claimed a silver in boys' U-17, and Yash Fadte who earned a bronze in boys' U-15 section
•    In Chennai, a delighted national coach Cyrus Poncha said that the success was a great moment for Indian squash.
 

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