New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- Two finals, two silver medals and two Olympic dreams left just out of reach. For Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh, the Asian Games offered a glimpse of what might have been, as both Indians came within one victory of securing a direct ticket to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics before falling to Malaysian opponents in the squash singles finals on Sunday.
Anahat, the 18-year-old junior world champion, had already produced one of the tournament's most memorable comebacks, overturning a two-game deficit against world No. 6 Satomi Watanabe in the semifinal on Saturday.
But against defending champion Sivasangari Subramaniam, there was no way back as the Malaysian controlled the final from the start to win 4-11, 4-11, 7-11 at the...