Aryaveer Dewan emerges boys' U-19 Asian squash champion

New Delhi, May 24 (PTI) Aryaveer Dewan became only the fourth Indian to emerge the Asian boys’ U-19 champion as he clinched the coveted crown at the 33rd Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships in Panzhihua, China, on Sunday.

Aryaveer, seeded 3/4, beat South Korea’s Jonghyeok Lee, seeded 5/8, 11-2, 11-7, 11-9 in just under an hour in the final, as India return with one gold, three silver and four bronze medals.

Delhi boy Aryaveer had won the boys’ U-17 title in this competition last year.

“Truly a magnificent achievement from Aryaveer winning back-to-back titles. This will give him immense confidence going into the World Junior Championships in two months,” said Squash Racquet Federation of India (SRFI) secretary-general Cyrus Poncha.

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Agarwal (boys’ U-17), Anika Dubey (girls’ U-17) and Amarya Bajaj (boys’ U-13) finished runner-up in their respective categories. PTI AH AH UNG