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Squash Players Abhay, Anahat, Senthilkumar Inducted In TOPS With Eye On LA 2028 Olympic

By IANS News May 14, 2024 • 16:30 PM View: 373

Target Olympic Podium Scheme: Sports ministry's Mission Olympics Cell (MOC) inducted Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar into the Development Group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) as planning for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

Included in the 2028 Olympics programme in October last, Squash has been popular in the country, with success in the Asian and Commonwealth Games.

For years, Saurav Ghosal, Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa have kept the flame burning in India and are now passing the baton to the next generation of players like Anahat, Abhayand Senthilkumar.

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