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Hamza wins Asian Junior Squash under-15 title

By Our Correspondent
July 01, 2019

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Hamza Khan clinched under-15 title in Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships in Macau, China, on Sunday.

In the final, top seed Hamza defeated second seed Joachim Chuah Han Wen of Malaysia 5-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-7. In the under-19 category, Haris Qasim and Hamza Sharif won bronze medals as they lost to their Indian opponents in the semi-finals.

Pakistan fielded eight players in this championship in which more than 210 top Asian junior players competed for eight titles. This was Pakistan’s worst performance in this championship since 2013.