Chandigarh lad bags gold medal at national-level squash meet
Representing the city in the boys’ U-17 category, Sood won an exciting final against Laksmani Hari of Tamil Nadu at the School Games Federation of India
Local squash player Savir Sood won gold at the School Games Federation of India (SGFI) National Tournament, held in Indore. Representing the city in the boys’ U-17 category, Sood won an exciting final against Laksmani Hari of Tamil Nadu. He lost the opening game 7-11, but bounced back in the next three with a 11-5 11-6 11-8 verdict.
Earlier, in semifinal, he faced a tough challenge from Atulit Tripathi of Uttrakhand. He won the first two games 11-4 11-7, but Tripathi made a strong comeback by winning the next two 8-11 9-11. In the final, Sood maintained a good show to log a 11-4 win. Before entering the national meet,
Sood won the Chandigarh State Squash Championship and ended up with a top rank (135 points) and also won the Allahabad Open—a three-star tournament. In October, he won the Khelshala Open by recording 11-5 11-6 11-7 win over Jinash Jain. Sood had earlier climbed to the summit of the Asian rankings in the boys’ U-15 age group.
