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Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships: Yusha Nafees led a strong Indian challenge into the quarterfinals of the 31st Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships here on Wednesday as seven of his compatriots also won their second-round matches across various age groups.

The sixth-seeded Nafees beat Iranian Md Saleh Akhani 11-7, 11-5, 11-6 in the Boys’ U-17 section, while second-seed Shiven Agarwal defeated local challenger Rayyan Bahadur 11-9, 11-1, 11-5 in the Boys’ U-15 category.

Earlier, Nafees beat local challenger Ubaid Ullah 11-7, 10-12, 11-5, 11-4 in the first round of the Boys’ U-17 category.