Coronavirus Outbreak: Joshna Chinappa seeks access to squash court after almost five months of forced break
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Joshna Chinappa seeks access to squash court after almost five months of forced break

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India’s highest-ranked squash player Joshna Chinappa is hoping to get access to courts sooner than later after almost five months away from the game even though the sport’s national body has ruled out any activity till September due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, Squash Racquet Federation of India secretary and former national coach Cyrus Poncha had told PTI that he does not see any tournament being conducted before September. The coronavirus case count continues to rise rapidly in the country but a lot of top athletes have resumed training under strict safety protocols set by the Sports Authority of India. Joshna, who entered the world’s top 10 for the first time in 2016, is back in the group following the unexpected retirement of world number one Raneem El Welily last month.

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National Squash Championship Begins in Chennai Sans Joshna Chinappa
1 year, 1 month ago

National Squash Championship Begins in Chennai Sans Joshna Chinappa

News 18  

Some of India’s top players, sans defending women’s champion Joshna Chinappa, will be seen in action in the National Squash Championship which begins Friday. Follow all the action from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 including the World Cup schedule, World Cup 2023 results, and ICC Cricket World Cup points table. “Our commitment extends to providing continuous support to players, …

SQUASH | High performance camp for Indian squad begins in right earnest
1 year, 4 months ago

SQUASH | High performance camp for Indian squad begins in right earnest

The Hindu  

The outside courts on Thursday evening at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy were buzzing with two former World squash champions sparring with Indian players. England’s James Willstrop and Gregory Gaultier of France had intense sparring sessions in singles with Anahat Singh and Joshna Chinappa respectively for around 40 minutes. The mixed doubles pair of Dipika Pallikal and Harinderpal Singh …

National Squash Championship to begin from December 4 in Chennai
2 years, 1 month ago

National Squash Championship to begin from December 4 in Chennai

The Hindu  

The 78th SRFI HCL National Squash Championship will be hosted by the Tamil Nadu Squash Rackets Association under the aegis of the Squash Rackets Federation of India in Chennai, at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy from December 4 to 10. The national championship returns after skipping one year due to COVID-19. Joshna Chinappa, 18-time national champion, will defend her …

Squash stars resume training in Chennai as TNCA waits on government permission to reopen facilities
4 years, 5 months ago

Squash stars resume training in Chennai as TNCA waits on government permission to reopen facilities

Firstpost  

Apart from Joshna, the other squash stars who practised at the ISA were Velavan Senthilkumar, Abhay Singh and Aditya Raghavan. Chennai: India’s top woman squash player Joshna Chinappa on Monday resumed training at the ISA courts here after facilities reopened after being closed for almost five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Training at the Indian Squash Academy resumed for …

After 5 months of break, Joshna seeks access to squash court
4 years, 5 months ago

After 5 months of break, Joshna seeks access to squash court

The Hindu  

India’s highest-ranked squash player Joshna Chinappa is hoping to get access to courts sooner than later after almost five months away from the game even though the sport’s national body has ruled out any activity till September due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, Squash Racquet Federation of India secretary and former national coach Cyrus Poncha had told PTI that …

Squash in India staring at long break due to COVID-19
4 years, 6 months ago

Squash in India staring at long break due to COVID-19

The Hindu  

With the COVID-19 wreaking havoc in the major squash centres of India — Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai — the players might not be able to resume training before September, let alone playing tournaments, according to the Squash Rackets Federation of India. Though Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that tournaments can be organised without spectators from August, SRFI secretary general …

Mahesh Mangaonkar back on squash court in Helsinki
4 years, 6 months ago

Mahesh Mangaonkar back on squash court in Helsinki

The Hindu  

Mahesh Mangaonkar is back on the squash court as sporting activities resumed in Helsinki following relaxation of lockdown forced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 26-year-old Indian is working with the Finland Squash Federation as sparring partner for national team players and is among early squash pros to get a taste of sporting action and train with the Finns. Everyone has …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Squash Rackets Federation of India to defer world body's phased plan of restart
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Squash Rackets Federation of India to defer world body's phased plan of restart

Firstpost  

The phase one of the World Squash Federation plan allows just one player per court, separate entry and exit points from the training venues, and bars competitive events The World Squash Federation might have come up with a phase-wise proposal to restart the sport but the national governing body says it would prefer to wait some more before planning its …

Squash Rackets Federation of India reveals new plans
4 years, 7 months ago

Squash Rackets Federation of India reveals new plans

The Hindu  

The Squash Rackets Federation of India has brought in quite a few changes in its national circuit. Listing out the tweaks at a webinar on Saturday, Cyrus Poncha, Secretary of SRFI and Harish Prasad, National Development Officer, assured that all the changes would be implemented gradually once the lockdown is lifted. “The SRFI rankings till April have been frozen, and …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Sports Ministry gives its nod for resumption of training in stadiums and complexes
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Sports Ministry gives its nod for resumption of training in stadiums and complexes

Firstpost  

The Sports Ministry on Monday gave its go ahead to the resumption of training in all sports complexes and stadia with immediate effect after the government eased restrictions for the fourth phase of the coronavirus-forced lockdown. New Delhi: The Sports Ministry on Monday gave its go ahead to the resumption of training in all sports complexes and stadia with immediate …

Coronavirus: PSA suspends all squash tournaments till July
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: PSA suspends all squash tournaments till July

The Hindu  

The Professional Squash Association has announced the extension of suspension of PSA Tour events till July. The World Tour, Challenger Tour and WSF & PSA Satellite Tour events originally scheduled for May and June have been postponed. On March 13, the PSA initially suspended both the PSA World Tour and PSA Challenger Tour until the end of April, but following …

Weekly Digest: From Virat Kohli's coronavirus message to more postponements
4 years, 9 months ago

Weekly Digest: From Virat Kohli's coronavirus message to more postponements

The Hindu  

Sport across the world has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic as tournaments such as the French Open and the Thomas and Uber Cup were postponed. India’s cricket captain Virat Kohli and his actor wife Anushka Sharma on Friday issued a joint appeal for self-isolation to combat the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, which has left the world in disarray. Even …

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus outbreak in India
4 years, 10 months ago

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus outbreak in India

India TV News  

The money-spinning IPL mulled a closed-door edition in a desperate bid to avoid cancellation as Indian sports went into quarantine after a government directive to keep the fans out to prevent the deadly COVID-19 pandemic from spreading. The directive is set to ensure that the remaining two ODIs between India and South Africa in Lucknow and Kolkata, the Indian Super …

Coronavirus outbreak: AFI issues health advisory for national campers
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: AFI issues health advisory for national campers

The Hindu  

Indian athletes training anywhere in the country will not be allowed to participate in any private or public functions or permitted to move out of the camps for any reason hereon. In a detailed advisory issued by the Athletics Federation of India on Thursday, the federation has decided to put strict restrictions on all athletes, coaches and support staff in …

Outbreak of Coronavirus results in Fed Cup being postponed for three weeks
4 years, 11 months ago

Outbreak of Coronavirus results in Fed Cup being postponed for three weeks

Firstpost  

Fed Cup competition, which was moved out of China and scheduled to begin from Tuesday in Kazakhstan, has been postponed for three weeks due to the outbreak of Coronavirus. New Delhi: The Fed Cup competition, which was moved out of China and scheduled to begin from Tuesday in Kazakhstan, has been postponed for three weeks due to the outbreak of …

Coronavirus: Fed Cup postponed by three weeks after outbreak
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Fed Cup postponed by three weeks after outbreak

The Hindu  

The International Tennis Federation has postponed the Fed Cup Asia Oceania group-1 women’s tennis tournament, by at least three weeks, according to a release from the All India Tennis Association on Monday. The rescheduled Fed Cup was to be held in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan, from February 4 to 8, but the Central Asian country's government has prohibited the hosting of …

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