Aryaveer Dewan has made history by winning the Asian boys U-19 squash title in China, becoming only the fourth Indian to achieve this prestigious honour.Photograph: Kind Courtesy Saurav Ghoshal/XKey PointsAryaveer Dewan wins the Asian boys U-19 squash championship in China.Dewan defeated South Koreas Jonghyeok Lee in the final to secure the title.This victory marks Dewan as the fourth Indian to win the Asian U-19 squash title.India secured a total of one gold, three silver, and four bronze medals at the championships.Aryaveer Dewan became only the fourth Indian to emerge the Asian boys U-19 champion as he clinched the coveted crown at the 33rd Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships in Panzhihua, China, on Sunday.Dewans Winning PerformanceAryaveer, seeded 3/4, beat South Koreas Jonghyeok Lee, seeded 5/8, 11-2, 11-7, 11-9 in just under an hour in the final, as India return with one gold, three silver and four bronze medals. Triumph After U-17 WinDelhi boy Aryaveer had won the boys U-17 title in this competition last year.Truly a magnificent achievement from Aryaveer winning back-to-back titles. This will give him immense confidence going into the World Junior Championships in two months, said Squash Racquet Federation of India (SRFI) secretary-general Cyrus Poncha.Other Indian PerformancesShiven Agarwal (boys U-17), Anika Dubey (girls U-17) and Amarya Bajaj (boys U-13) finished runner-up in their respective categories.Disclaimer: News content is sourced from the stated source. Headlines, summaries, section headers, and images are automatically generated or selected using AI/algorithms and may not always be fully accurate.
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