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Squash tournament: Simha, Sunuwar claim titles
Arhant Kesar Simha and Bhawana Sunuwar won the singles titles of the third Dhana Laxmi Memorial National Squash Championships in Satdobato on Saturday.Arhant Kesar Simha and Bhawana Sunuwar won the singles titles of the third Dhana Laxmi Memorial National Squash Championships in Satdobato on Saturday.
In the men’s singles final, Simha overcame the second set debacle to beat Amrit Thapa Magar 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6. Sunuwar eased to a 11-5, 11-7, 11-1 win over Krishna Thapa in claim the women’s singles championship.
Bikash Magar struck gold medal in the Under-15 Boys category. Magar saw off Salim Thapa Magar 11-4, 11-5 in the final. Sapana Blon claimed the Under-15 Girls title after defeating Muskan Raut 11-4, 11-3 in the final.
Amir Blon struck the Boys’ U-19 category gold medal with 11-9, 11-3, 11-3 win over Bijay Magar in the title match. Amir finished top in the men’s singles plate championship defeating Steve Francis 12-10, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8. Sudip Bahadur Singh claimed the Above 5-years Masters’ title. Singh beat Dilip Narshingha Adhikari 11-6, 11-8, 11-5. In all, 56 players took part it the five-day tournament. The tournament offered Rs 1,06,000 in total prize money.