Habiba bags her first world junior title


Egypt's Habiba Mohamed and Diego Elias of Peru pose with their trophy after winning the world junior title in the girls' and boy's category respectively.

PETALING JAYA: Habiba Mohamed became Egypt’s new squash darling after completing a hat-trick of upsets to win her first World Junior Championship title.

The 15-year-old Habiba who had defeated compatriots - joint third-fourth seed Salma Hany in the quarter-finals, and three-time champion Nour El Sherbini in the semi-finals - was imperious as she fought back to stun second seed Nouran Gouhar in the final.

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