India’s best squash player for a few years now, Saurav Ghosal has decided to give the National Games and Senior National Championships a miss, which are scheduled to be held in November. In an interaction with Sportstar, he announced his decision to skip both events, to focus on the World Men’s Team Championships.
“I am getting older, and I have to schedule my events (accordingly). It has been a very busy year. I will be part of the Indian team in the World men’s team championship in Tauranga (New Zealand) from December 11 to 17,” Saurav Ghosal was quoted as saying by Sportstar. On the other hand, top women’s player Joshna Chinappa will also skip the Senior National Championships but will participate in the National Games.
Interestingly, both the tournaments will be held back-to-back. The National Games will be held in Goa from November 1 to 5, while the Senior National Championships will take place in Chennai from November 17 to 23.
About Saurav Ghosal & Joshna Chinappa
Saurav has won the national championships 13 times, while Joshna has won it 19 times. Both of them had a great Asian Games too, where they got a few medals for the country. In the women’s team section, Joshna won the bronze medal, while Saurav won a gold in the men’s team, and a silver in the individual event.
Meanwhile, after the inclusion of squash at the LA28 Olympics, there has been a lot of buzz around, whether Saurav will be around for the competition. Although he has not given a clear answer to the question, he has also not denied the possibility.
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