New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- Indian squash player Anahat Singh created history at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya on Saturday, becoming the first Indian woman to reach the final of the women's singles competition. The 18-year-old produced a comeback from two games down to defeat Japan's World No. 6 Satomi Watanabe 3-2 in the semifinal.

Anahat lost the opening two games 9-11 and 11-13 before turning the contest around. She won the third game 12-10, followed it with an 11-6 victory in the fourth and completed the comeback by taking the fifth game 11-3. The full scoreline was 9-11, 11-13, 12-10, 11-6, 11-3.

The victory guarantees Anahat at least a silver medal in the women's singles event. It is also her first individual Asian Games medal. At the...