Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng and Sivasangari Subramaniam have qualified for the 2028 Olympics after winning gold medals at the Asian Games held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. They are the first squash players to secure a spot for the Los Angeles Games, where squash will debut as an Olympic sport.
Ng and Subramaniam, both defending champions, won their respective men’s and women’s singles finals on Sunday, contributing to Malaysia's total of five and six gold medals at the games. Ng, currently ranked 18th in the world, defeated India’s Abhay Singh with scores of 11-9, 11-5, 11-5 in a match lasting 33 minutes. Subramaniam, ranked fifth globally, won against India’s Anahat Singh, ranked 17th, with a score of 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 in just 23 minutes.
Earlier in the tournament, Anahat Singh made headlines by becoming the first Indian woman to reach the singles final at the Asian Games, following a semifinal comeback against Japan’s Satomi Watanabe, winning 9-11, 11-13, 12-10, 11-6, 11-3.
Additionally, Pakistan secured two bronze medals, with Noor Zaman defeating compatriot Ashab Irfan 3-0 in the bronze medal match, while Watanabe won 3-1 against Hong Kong’s Sin Yuk Chan.