Being a professional Indian athlete does not commonly entail going for the Asian Games while preparing for your Std X board exams. But then, the adjective ‘common’ scarcely describes Anahat Singh라이브 바카라 journey.바카라 웹사이트
The 15-year-old squash player has risen through the ranks by punching above her weight and years. Singh won the Asian Junior Championships Under-15 title in Thailand last year, and followed it up with another Asian title in the Under-17 category in August 2023. She also was the youngest Indian athlete at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. 바카라 웹사이트
Singh has been competing on the senior international circuit ever since, and now finds herself in the mixed doubles and women라이브 바카라 team squads for the all-important Hangzhou Asian Games starting this week. With her Std X exams coming up next year, she is not ignoring academic responsibilities either.바카라 웹사이트
The Delhi girl is aware of her talent, but also of the gulf of experience between her and some of the more accomplished senior players. She relishes every opportunity to rub shoulders with and learn from them. Singh is currently doing just that at the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai, where the squash contingent라이브 바카라 camp for the Asian Games is underway. 바카라 웹사이트
Edited excerpts from a phone interview with Singh.바카라 웹사이트
As a rare early teenage international squash player from India, how's the journey been like for you?바카라 웹사이트
It was a huge change suddenly. Before I went for the Commonwealth Games last year, I was only playing in junior categories and interacting with people who were my age or younger than me. But in the matter of a month, it all changed.바카라 웹사이트
I was now interacting with people who were so much older than me and with so much more experience. Being around people who are a lot better at the game helped me learn quickly.바카라 웹사이트
The 2022 CWG was your first big event. A year hence, how did that experience help you grow?바카라 웹사이트
That tournament didn’t help much in the way I played, because I didn't go there to win or get a medal. I didn't really expect anything. 바카라 웹사이트
It was for the experience and understanding of what all I need to do to reach that level and how all the top players are playing — just watching them play and talking to them, even the Indian players.바카라 웹사이트
What major differences did you perceive when you made the jump from juniors to seniors?바카라 웹사이트
Playing senior tournaments is very different from juniors because every single match is tough and you have to put in your 100% in each match. In juniors, it's not like that. It only starts getting tough after the semifinals. 바카라 웹사이트
Do you think the recent Asian Junior Championships triumph and the CWG experience will hold you in good stead at the Asian Games?바카라 웹사이트
Yes. Since the player lists at these tournaments are similar, I know what to expect now — what level they are at, how much I have to train, what I have to do before the match and in preparation for the match.
Earlier, in the first few tournaments, I didn't know what to expect. I was just showing up for the match. But now, I prepare better and do a full match analysis each time. I can’t go into a tournament like the Asian Games without that level of preparation.바카라 웹사이트
In light of this evolution, do you have different expectations from yourself now than at the CWG? What does going to the Asian Games as a 15-year-old mean to you? 바카라 웹사이트
Right now I am still not at the level where I can compete with all those top players. I still need to put in a lot of work. 바카라 웹사이트
I'm playing the team event and mixed doubles at the Asiad. In mixed doubles, Abhay (Singh) and I had won a (bronze) medal in one of the ranking tournaments with the same field as the Asian Games. So we're expecting at least a bronze this time. 바카라 웹사이트
In the team event, there라이브 바카라 Joshna (Chinappa), Tanvi (Khanna) and Dipika (Pallikal), so even if I'm not able to give my 100 per cent, they’ll cover for it. Either way, we're expecting a medal because even our ranking (India are seeded third in the event) says that we should.바카라 웹사이트
What advice do you have for other girls who wish to take up sport?바카라 웹사이트
I’d tell them to not stress and take too much pressure. When you're starting off, just do it because you love it.바카라 웹사이트
Are there any entry barriers or gender disparities in Indian squash for women?바카라 웹사이트
Earlier they used to have higher prize money for boys than girls. But it's all settling down slowly and they're making it equal for both because they are realizing that the level of competition is almost the same.바카라 웹사이트
