Pune, May 26 -- The 16-year-old Anika Dubey of Maharashtra clinched the silver medal at the Asian Junior Squash Championships in China on Tuesday and finished as the runner-up among the best junior players from across the continent.

Already regarded as the "Golden Girl of Pune," Anika had won an Asian medal at just 14. Two years on, she has established herself firmly among Asia's elite junior athletes, according to a press release.

Anika's rise is part of a larger athlete-development movement built through the Chance2Sports Foundation Program powered by SportsSkill.

The championships also saw Vasundhara Nangare and Akanksha Gupta, two more athletes from the same program, represent India, making it three players from one development eco...