Jaipur: More than 40 players from Rajasthan won their first-round matches in the qualifying rounds of the Sub-Junior and Junior National Squash Championships, which began on Friday here at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium courts.Nearly 300 matches were played on the first day at the SMS Stadium, Jaipur Club, and Modern School courts. RS Academy’s Samar Devarwal, Arnav Jain, Hardik Soni, Om Thakur, Pratham Chaudhary, Harvin Sethia, Shlok Somani, Amay Mahajan, and Vivaan advanced to the second round. Ajmer Mayo College’s Aarav Rathi, Adhiraj Agarwal, and Abhay Mirdha, Jodhpur’s Siddhant Murjani, Avish Khetani, and Devansh Singhal also won their matches and moved up.Rajasthan’s Aviral Gupta, Kavyansh Singh, Arush Kankaria, Yaduraj Singh Gehlot, Vivaan Kumar Bhatia, Dhruv Gupta, and Taran Makkar also won their Round 1 encounters.Earlier, Rajasthan sports minister Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore inaugurated the week-long tournament. Rajasthan Squash Rackets Association president Rajendra Mehta, secretary Dheeraj Singh, Jaipur Club president Ajit Saxena, and secretary Himanshu Sehgal were also present. Organising secretary and former international squash player Surbhi Misra welcomed all the guests.On this occasion, Rajyavardhan Singh announced that an all-glass court would soon be installed at the SMS Stadium. He said that the location and budget for this had already been finalised. Now, it will be completed soon.Addressing athletes from across the country, the sports minister said that players’ training should be planned in such a way that its level and conditions are as close as possible to real competition.It is important to create match-like conditions during practice so that players can understand the pressure of competition and adapt themselves accordingly. He said that an entire ecosystem works behind a great player.
Sub-Junior & Junior National Squash: All-glass court will be installed soon, says Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore; Over 40 players from Rajasthan move up | Jaipur News
