India’s sporting narrative continues to expand beyond cricket, with 17-year-old Anahat Singh emerging as one of the most exciting prospects on the global squash circuit. On Sunday, the teenage sensation reached a major career milestone when she won her first PSA bronze title at the Squash on Fire Open in Washington.
Anahat’s breakthrough victory earned praise from JSW Sports founder Partha Jindal, who said the country should keep a close eye on the young squash star ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics, where the sport will make its debut.
“While we are all engrossed in cricket here in India and we are engrossed in the WPL and preparing for the T20 World Cup, there is a quiet revolution going on in our country across sports and one of the flag bearers of this movement is 17-year-old squash prodigy Anahat Singh,” Jindal said while celebrating the title. He added that Anahat, who is already among the top 30 players in the world, is one to watch out for as squash will be part of the Olympic program in Los Angeles.
In the final, Anahat produced a commanding performance to defeat top seed and world number 1 Georgina Kennedy of England 12-10, 11-5, 11-7 in just 26 minutes to clinch her maiden PSA Tour title. The Indian, who was ranked world No. 31 in the tournament, showed poise and authority against a higher-ranked opponent.
The title adds to the impressive run of Anahata, who was part of the Indian team that won a historic World Cup squash title recently. The reigning national champion and bronze medalist from the World Junior Squash Championship has been performing steadily on the international circuit. Her season was also honored with two PSA honors, the Women’s Challenger Player of the Season award and a share of the Women’s Young Player of the Season title.
In the men’s final of the tournament, Mohamed ElShorbagy defeated England’s Declan James 11-4, 11-6, 11-8 to claim his 52nd PSA Tour title.
For India, however, the focus remained firmly on Anahat, whose maiden PSA bronze represents another major step in a career that continues to gain momentum, with the LA Olympics now firmly on the horizon.
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Issued by:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
February 2, 2026