National squash championship

Western India Slam Squash Championship: Given the top billing for the first time, Delhi’s 15-year-old Anahat Singh will be a firm favourite to win both the women’s and girls’ under-19 title in the 78th CCI-Western India Slam Squash Championship 2023, starting here on Monday.

Anahat, who won the women’s crown in the recently concluded National Squash Championship last week, is a medallist and is in good form, having won medals in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, a few weeks back.

In the event organised by the Cricket Club of India (CCI) under the auspices of the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI), Anahat is likely to face a strong challenge from Maharashtra's Janet Vidhi, who is seeded second in the women’s competition. Chandigarh’s Ananya Pandey and Maharashtra’s Nirupama Dubey are the joint third and fourth seeds.