Anahat Singh, a 17-year-old squash player, has qualified for the World Squash Championships. She defeated Toby Tse in the Asian qualifiers. Anahat is the youngest Indian to achieve this feat. Her family has a strong sports background. She was initially inspired by P V Sindhu to play badminton but then switched to squash.
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