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Abhay Singh Claims Historic Asian Games Men's Singles Squash Silver in Nagoya

India's Abhay Singh won the silver medal in the men's singles squash event at the 2026 Asian Games, becoming only the second Indian man to reach the milestone.

Abhay Singh Claims Historic Asian Games Men's Singles Squash Silver in Nagoya
Abhay Singh | Image courtesy: The Hindu

In Brief

  1. World No. 26 Abhay Singh lost 0–3 (9–11, 5–11, 5–11) to Malaysia's defending champion Ng Eain Yow in the gold-medal match.
  2. Singh joined Saurav Ghosal as the only Indian male squash players to win an Asian Games singles silver medal.
  3. The 28-year-old reached the final after defeating top-seeded opponents across four preliminary and knockout rounds.

Indian squash player Abhay Singh secured the silver medal in the men's singles competition at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. In the gold-medal match, Malaysia's Ng Eain Yow, the defending champion, defeated world No. 26 Singh in straight games with scores of 11–9, 11–5, 11–5.

With this result, Singh became the second Indian male athlete in history to secure an Asian Games men's singles squash silver medal, following Saurav Ghosal's podium finishes. The medal added to India's overall squash tally at the 2026 Games alongside individual and team events.

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