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Malaysia’s Ng, Subramaniam book LA28 Olympics berth with Asian Games gold

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Engineer, A. (2026, September 27). Malaysia’s Ng, Subramaniam book LA28 Olympics berth with Asian Games gold. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/27/malaysias-ng-subramaniam-book-la28-olympics-berth-with-asian-games-gold?traffic_source=rss

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Eain Yow Ng and Sivasangari Subramaniam of Malaysia won gold medals at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, securing their spots as the first squash players to qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Both players successfully defended their titles without losing a game; Ng defeated India’s Abhay Singh 3-0, while Subramangari beat Anahat Singh 3-0 in her final match. Their victories give Malaysia its fifth and sixth gold medals at the event.
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Malaysia's Eain Yow Ng and Sivasangari Subramaniam made history by becoming the first squash players to qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, after winning gold medals at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Squash is set to debut as an Olympic sport in 2028, and their victory secured them a spot directly because a gold medal in squash at these games guarantees qualification for the next Olympics. Both players successfully defended their titles without losing any games during the competition, with Eain defeating India's Abhay Singh 11-9, 11-5, 11-5 in just 33 minutes. Their victories brought Malaysia its fifth and sixth gold medals at the event.

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Asian Games India Japan Malaysia the Asian Games

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India GPE · 4× Japan PERSON · 3× Singh PERSON · 3× Eain PERSON · 2× Malaysia GPE · 2× Sivasangari PERSON · 2× 4Yuki Kurihara PERSON · 1× Aichi-Nagoya GPE · 1× Eain Yow Ng PERSON · 1× Sivasangari Subramaniam PERSON · 1×

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4‘It’s our time to shine’: India’s surfers look to make waves at Asian Games - list 4 of 4Japan’s Ohashi breaks 200m breaststroke world record at Asian Games Squash is among a handful of sports at Aichi-Nagoya where a gold medal serves as automatic qualification for the next Olympics.
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🔮 The defending champions won the men’s and women’s finals on Sunday and earned a ticket to the 2028 Los Angeles Games, where squash will make its Olympic debut.

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Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng and Sivasangari Subramaniam have made history by becoming the first squash players to qualify for the Summer Olympics after winning gold medals at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. asserted
Ng → make → Nagoya
The defending champions won the men’s and women’s finals on Sunday and earned a ticket to the 2028 Los Angeles Games, where squash will make its Olympic debut. asserted
squash → defend → debut
Recommended Stories list of 4 items- list 1 of 4Yuki Kurihara, Japan’s 11-year-old e-sports prodigy, wins Asian Games gold - list 2 of 4N asserted
Kurihara → win → 4N
Korea’s Ri breaks three weightlifting records, India’s Chanu bags silver - list 3 of asserted
Chanu → break → list
4‘It’s our time to shine’: India’s surfers look to make waves at Asian Games - list 4 of 4Japan’s Ohashi breaks 200m breaststroke world record at Asian Games Squash is among a handful of sports at Aichi-Nagoya where a gold medal serves as automatic qualification for the next Olympics. asserted
medal → ’ → Olympics
Both Eain and Sivasangari successfully defended their titles without dropping a single game in their campaigns. asserted
Eain → defend → campaigns
Their victories gave Malaysia its fifth and sixth gold medals. asserted
victories → give → medals
World number 18 Eain thrashed India’s Abhay Singh 11-9, 11-5, 11-5 in 33 minutes at the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena and became the first Malaysian to qualify for the Olympics. asserted
Eain → thrash → Olympics
World number five Sivasangari joined her compatriot soon after when she made quick work of the women’s final against India’s Anahat Singh. asserted
she → join → Singh
She demolished Singh, ranked 17th in the world, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 in just 23 minutes to clinch gold. asserted
She → demolish → gold
Earlier, Singh, the world junior champion, produced a stellar comeback in the semifinals from two sets down to overpower Japan’s Satomi Watanabe (9-11, 11-13, 12-10, 11-6, 11-3) on Saturday. asserted
Singh → produce → Saturday
“I think it is the best win of my career,” Singh, 18, said after the match. asserted
Singh → think → match
“She’s number six in the world, and that’s the highest win I’ve ever had in my squash career.” asserted
I → ’ → career
She made history even before Sunday’s match began when her semifinal victory made her the first Indian woman to reach the singles final at the Asian Games. asserted
her → make → Games
Earlier in the day, Pakistan picked up two more bronze medals at the games as third seed Noor Zaman toppled compatriot Ashab Irfan 3-0 in the bronze medal match. asserted
Zaman → pick → match
Watanabe took a 3-1 win over Hong Kong’s Sin Yuk Chan. asserted
Watanabe → take → Chan
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