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BBC SportDouble gold for Malaysia, Nicol defeated Rebecca who had upset her at the last games , Ong retained his title.
[1]Nicol David (MAS) bt [2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) 9/0, 9/3, 9/3 (34m)
[2] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt [1] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (Mas) 5/9, 9/1, 10/9, 9/5 (73m)
You can call it the luck of the draw, but the fact remains that Indian squash, still in its infancy in international arena, has managed to figure among the medals in the Asian Games for the first time. By beating compatriot Ritwik Bhattacharya, Saurav Ghosal had entered the medal round, the semifinals of the men’s singles event. The 20-year-old former World No.1 junior did show his fighting qualities in a late spurt against the World No.18, Beng Hee Ong of Malaysia, but lacked the energy to cause a coup against the defending champion.
Coach Cyrus Poncha was thrilled with the boy’s performance and the first squash medal from the Asian Games. ”Saurav played a brilliant aggressive game in the second-half. He used the drops to good effect against the former World No.7 and pushed the Malaysian into the front with some excellent length. He led 4-1 in the fourth game after winning the third, but could not sustain his good work. This medal is huge for him and the sport in the country. It was unfortunate that Saurav met Ritwik Bhattacharya in the earlier round,” said coach Poncha. Read the rest of this entry »
