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Indian boys clinch bronze in Asian squash

Indian boys recovered from a match down to defeat Hong Kong 2-1 and win the bronze at the Asian Junior Squash Championships on Saturday.

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NEW DELHI: Indian boys recovered from a match down to defeat hosts Hong Kong 2-1 and win the bronze at the Asian Junior Squash Championships on Saturday.

Playing the first match, Sandeep Jangra lost to Leo Au 3-9, 0-9, 9-5, 9-5, 0-9. But Parth Sharma, playing accurate lengths and precision finishing, defeated Fung Ji Yang 9-5, 9-0, 9-4 to draw level.

Then, Naresh Kumar played attacking squash to defeat Chan Kai Chi 9-3, 9-5, 10-8 in the crucial third match to clinch the bronze medal, according to a release from the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI).

The third-place finish was an improvement on India's fourth position in the previous championships held at India in 2005.

"In the semi-finals, if we could have pulled off the match against the higher ranked Malaysia, against whom we fought well, it would have been wonderful," said national coach Cyrus Poncha, but added a bronze was also a great achievement.

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