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Yahya scoops U17 squash title

Our Correspondent
Monday, Jan 20, 2025

ISLAMABAD: Yahya Asad of PAF won boys’ Under-17 title in the National Junior Squash Championship that concluded here at the Mushaf Ali Mir Complex Sunday.

Yahya beat Mustafa Irfan (PAF) 11-8, 11-5, 11-1 to win the title. Faizan Ali Khan from Army lifted the Under-13 title with Huzaifa Shahid (Sindh) winning the boys’ Under-16 trophy.

Sehrish Ali (KP) won the Under-15 girls event beating her sister. The championship carried a prize purse of Rs400,000. A large number of boys & girls from across the country participated in the Junior Meet.

Wasif Saleem, Marketing Head of Shell Pakistan, graced the event as chief guest and distributed prizes among winners. In Plate event girls Under-15 final, Ms Sadaf Afridi bt Ms Hiba Imtiaz, 13-15, 11-4, 11-7, 5-11, 11-6. Ms Zaina Zubair got 3rd position.

Results: Boys Under-13 final: Faizan Ali Khan (Army) bt M Fawad Khan (KP) 11-7, 11-8 and 11-5. Boys’ Under-15 final: Huzaifa Shahid (Sindh) bt Shahzeb (PAF) 12-10, 11-8, 11-4. Boys’ Under-17 final: Yahya Asad (PAF) bt Mustafa Irfan (PAF) 11-8, 11-5, 11-1. Girls’ Under-15 final: Sehrish Ali (KP) bt Mahnoor Ali (KP) 11-9, 5-3 (retd).