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18-member Indians to take part in Scottish, British Jr Squash meets

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Chennai, Dec 26 (UNI) A strong contingent of 18 players will represent India in the Scottish and British Junior Open sqaush championships, Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) said today.

The Scottish Junior Open starts tomorrow and will end on December 30 at Edinburgh, while the British Open will be played between January 2 and 6 in Sheffield.

Last year at the Scottish Open, Anaka Alankamony won the girls under 13 title while Sachika Balvani (under 13), Surbhi Misra (under 17) and Abhishek Pradhan (under 13) finished runners up, an SRFI release said here.

The Squad: Scottish Junior Open Boys Under 13 category: Mahesh Mangaonkar, Rahil Fazelbhoy, Rishi Tandon and Shravan Kaul Boys Under 15 category: Ravi Dixit, Ramit Tandon and Akshay Deepak Boys Under 17 category: Cyril Kuhn, Karan Malik and Suneesh Kaul Girls Under 13 category: Saumya Karki, Aparajitha Balamurukan, Shria Khatri, Anaka Alankamony, Sachika Balvani Girls Under 15 category: Ankita Sharma Girls Under 17 category: Surbhi Misra British Junior Open Boys Under 13 category: Mahesh Mangaonkar, Rishi Tandon, Shravan Kaul Boys Under 15 category: Aditya Jagtap, Akshay Deepak, Ravi Dixit, Ramit Tandon Boys Under 17 category: Cyril Kuhn, Karan Malik, Suneesh Kaul Girls Under 13 category: Anaka Alankamony, Aparajitha Balamurukan, Sachika Balvani, Saumya Karki, Shria Kathri Girls Under 15 category: Ankita Sharma Girls Under 17 category: Dipika Pallikal and Surbhi Misra UNI XC PDS RK2050
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