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New Delhi: “When she was born, I was in a hospital, and my husband, Gursharan, Sikh prayer ‘Japji Sahib’ was reading. From there, he faced the word ‘Anat’ and commented, ‘This is a beautiful name,” It is a beautiful name, “Tani Vadehara Singh remembers.
Tani rarely travels with her daughter, yet on Sunday, she was the tallest mother in the Malaysian crowd in Kuala Lumpur at the age of 17. Anahat Singh In the Asian qualifier, Hong Kong’s Toby Tse was defeated 3–1, later became the youngest Indian and the only Indian woman this year. World squash championshipTo be held in Chicago from 9 May.
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A family that breathes the game

The passion for the game moves deep into the family of Anahat-from the uncle’s uncle, a top rated table tennis player in his Prime, for Starlet’s parents, who played hockey during his college days in St. Stephen, New Delhi.
“The family of Anahata’s father is from Patiala. Everyone is in a few sports,” mother Tani told Timesofyndia.com in a free-wheeling chat from Kuala Lumpur.
Anat’s elder sister, Amira, began with tennis before finding her progress in squash, gradually became one of India’s best at the U-19 level.
However, Harvard lured her from the court to obtain a bachelor’s degree, leaving a difference, which Annat has stepped into to fill.
Squash, however, did not love at first sight for her younger sister.

PV Sindhu inspired him to take a racket

A huge fan of PV Sindhu will watch smash on Anat TV and tell his mother: “I want to win an Olympic medal.”
At the age of five, he only dreamed of badminton, and a year later, he started playing the game, soon participated in both national and international tournaments. “She just wanted to play something,” her mother laughs.
Anat switch Squash It was not completely unpredictable, as Amira continued to travel to the glass court to watch Amira’s squash matches.
However, the first introduction of the family for squash was anything, but smooth.
The coaches for the squash were rare, and the guidance was the patch, so Father Gursharan stepped into, absorbed the basics of the game and tuitioned his daughter with the help of Delhi coaches.

A star was born

Directed by her sister’s advice, Anat bloomed only after breaking into the senior team. “If she continued to play juniors, we would not know her real ability,” now the 17 -year -old mother revealed.
But how did this happen?
“SRFI (Squash Racket Federation of India) called her for the Commonwealth Games trial, when she was just 13 years old. I was hesitant about whether she should go or not. Still, we decided that she should go; If nothing else, she would gain competition with older girls.”
Anahat got up for the challenge and later cut.
Even before the Asian Games, the family faced a similar dilemma. After much contemplation, Anahat received his parents’ approval for a visit to Hangzo, where he not only participated, but also became the youngest Indian to win the Asian sports medal, both claimed bronze in the women’s team and mixed mixed doubles incidents.
But beyond the medal, the girl, who still slept with her parents at night, received Abhay Singh’s friendship and guidance in Seniors Tanvi Khanna, Joshna Chinappa, Deepika Pallikal, Sourav Ghosal (now her mentor), and Asiad village.
By 15, since she was not allowed to play on professional circuits, she used to play in junior events; Today, she trains under Ghosal, Gregory Galtier and Stephen Galifie, which has emphasized on strengthening.

But what about school homework?

Now in class XI at British School in Delhi, Anat has continued studies and sports. During her free hours, she will paint, but because she is so far away nowadays, any free time at home is dedicated to friends and family.

But balanceing sports and studies costs cost.
“In January, after returning from winning the British Open, two more tournaments were on the calendar,” her mother describes Timesofindia.com. “Anat said,” I am mentally tired. ” On the advice of his coaches, we abandoned the events that gave him a two-to-week break to rest or train.
“Earlier, she could not express it, but now she just tells us or her coaches how she feels.”
Tani knows that the road is still long. “She says,” she has worked very hard, “she says, as Anhat now focuses on spreading her wings for the upcoming World Championship.