Malaysia's Ng Eain Yow and Sivasangari Subramaniam Make History in Squash, Qualify for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
Summary
Malaysia’s Ng Eain Yow and Sivasangari Subramaniam won squash gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and secured automatic qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Their victories made them the first squash players to qualify for the Games, where squash will debut as an Olympic sport.
Key Points
- Ng Eain Yow and Sivasangari Subramaniam won gold in the men’s and women’s singles at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- Their gold medals secured automatic qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, where squash will be included for the first time.
- Ng beat India’s Abhay Singh in the men’s final, while Sivasangari defeated India’s Anahat Singh in the women’s final.
- India’s 18-year-old Anahat Singh made history by becoming the first Indian woman to reach the Asian Games women’s singles final.
