Stunning run in Teheran by junior squash players


Mohd Amir won the boys' Under-13 title after defeating Navaneeth Prabhu of India 7-11, 11-5, 11-8, 12-10.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia came close to making it seven out of seven in the Asian Junior Squash Championships in Teheran, Iran.

In the end, they had to be satisfied with winning six of the seven finals they competed in when three-time British Junior Open champion Ng Eain Yow came up short in the boys’ Under-19 final against Pakistan’s Israr Ahmed.

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