Subramaniam Sivasangari (L) of Malaysia in action against Chan Sin Yuk of Hong Kong, China in the women's singles final at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
HANGZHOU, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia clinched both men's and women's squash singles titles at the Hangzhou Asian Games here on Thursday, while the mixed doubles gold was won by India.
In the women's singles final, Malaysia's Subramaniam Sivasangari edged Chan Sin-yuk of Hong Kong, China 3-2 to grab her second gold in Hangzhou, following the women's team title.
Before Sivasangari's victory, her compatriot Nicol David had won five women's squash singles golds across the last six Asian Games, and Sivasangari continued her country's dominance in the event.
Ng Eain Yow (R) of Malaysia in action against Saurav Ghosal of India in the men's singles final. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
"I'm so happy that I made it. Nicol is our idol. I hope to do something she has done," said the 24-year-old.
Elsewhere, Ng Eain Yow of Malaysia defeated India's Saurav Ghosal 3-1 to win the men's singles gold, while India's pair of Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu outplayed Malaysia's Aifa Binti Azman and Mohammad Syafiq Bin Mohd Kamal 2-0 in the mixed doubles final. ■
