Aqil gets it right to land first Under-17 national junior title


PETALING JAYA: Squash player Aqil Mirza Naim Khairil Fariz (pic) got it right this time to win the boys’ Under-17 titles in the National Junior Championship after falling short at the previous edition.

Aqil recovered from a first-set loss to beat Ivan Chang 9-11, 7-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-3 in the final at the Jalan Duta Courts yesterday.

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