Website: www.ispsquash.com      Email: squashindia@yahoo.com
Directors: Mahendra Agarwal / Narendra Gour (I.R.S.) / Chandrakant Pawar / Navneet Soni (I.R.S.) 
Executive Director : Shiv Kumar Dhanuka
Honorary Members: Bharat Bhushan (I.R.S.) Saifee Jani / Rakesh Lakhanpal / Ashish Gupta /G. C. Dubey / Sanjay Goyal
Patrons: Vivek Nair (VC & M.D. The Leela) / Sajjan Jindal (Chairman & M.D. Jisco)  / Eric Dastur (Chairman, K.M. Dastur Reinsurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd.
Advisors: Pradeep K. Vijayakar / Shiv Malhotra / Swikriti Sharma
P.R.O : Noreena / Global Ambassador : Anisha Sawhney

    

 Vol 8 No. 3   Issue No.31  July 2004

Swikirti joins ISP as Advisor
  
 

A new advisor has come aboard the Indian Squash Professionals. She is encounter specialist Inspector Pradeep Sharms and mother of Ankita, who won the under-11 title at the ISP Golden Jubilee event.

A former state-level volley ball palyer, Ms. Sharma expressed her wish to join the ISP after seeing the pioneering work they have done for the last decade. ISP director Mahendra Agarwal promptly entrusted her with the of ever seeing ISP's camps and tournaments.

In her letter to Mr. Agarwal, Ms. Sharma said: "I must emphasize that I have been very impressed by your efforts at promoting an often neglected sport like squash. 

The successful completion of your 50th tournament recently, made me sit up and take notice of all the good work you have done all these years to ensure that our favorite sports remains on the map". ISP's 50th Tournament at the Khar Gymkhana was all the more significant for me as my daughter Ankita Sharma claim the Girl's U-11 title.

"Seeing your enthusiastic team make a significant contribution to the growth and development of squash, especially at the grass roots, has not inspired me to join your movement. I wish to focus on our coaching camps for schoolboys and firls, junior professionals and referee clinics. These, I believe are the key areas that need urgent attention if we have to see the sport blossom further. 

Thanks for your sentiments, Ms. Sharma, Welcome aboard.
PAKISTAN INDIA SHARE THE GOLD AT SAF GAMES

Mekhla Subedar
Alisha Mashruwala
Joshna Chinnappa		   It is not often that Pakistan and India crash in the game of Squash but the chance came at the 9th SAF games at Islamabad in March. Mansoor Zaman and Farukh Zaman clinched gold for Pakistan routing India 2/0 in the mens final at the Roshan Khan courts named after the father of the legendary Jahangir Khan. Pakistan and India bagged a singles gold each Mansoor beat compatriot Shahid Zaman in five setter. The world no.19 from Peshawar twice came back from the game down 

and in the fifth was 3-8 behind fighting back to clinch the title 3-9, 9-6, 0-9, 9-4, 10-9. The cousins beat Indias Saurav Ghosal and Ritwik Bhattacharya respectively in the semifinals. In the womens Team final India beat Pakistan 2-1. Joshna Chinappa and Mekhala Subedar both scored victorious our their respective rivals after Alisha Mashurwala has lost the opener to Pakistan's Maria Toor 9-4,9-5,3-9, 8-10,2-9. Joshna walloped Aliya Sarfaraz 9-1,9-0,9-2 and Mehkala brushed aside Muqaddas Ashraf 9-0,9-1,9-1 to complete victory for India.

The women's event was an all Indian encounter with Joshna Chinnappa convincingly beating her compatriot Mehkhala Subedar 9-4 8-10 9-5 9-1.

RESULTS:
Singles  : Mens
Mansoor Zaman bt ShahidZaman 3-9,9-6,0-9,9-4,10-9.
Womens
Joshna Chinnapa (Ind) bt Mekhala Subedar (Ind) 9-4,8-10,9-5,9-1
Team Event : Men:
Pakistan beat India 2-0
Farruk Zaman beat Manish Chotrani 9-3,9-1,9-0;
Mansoor Zaman beat Ritwik Bhattacharya 9-0,9-1,9-6.
Women:
India beat Pakistan 2-1
Joshna Chinappa beat Aliya Sarfaraz 9-1,9-0,9-2;
Mekhala Subedar beat Muqaddas Ashraf 9-0,9-1,9-1;
Alisha Mashuruwala lost to Maria Toor 9-4,9-5,3-9,8-10,2-9
  

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