New Delhi: “When she was born, I was in the hospital, and my husband, gursharan, was reading the sikh prayer ‘Japji Sahib’. From there he encounters the word ‘anahat’ and remark Name, “Recalls Tani Vadehra. In March 2008, The couple welcomed their second child, a girl now chasing greatness at an age when many are preococcupied with school.
Tani Rarely Travels With Her Daughter, Yet on Sunday She was Swept Along by Anhat singh Defeated Hong Kong’s TOBY TSE 3-1 in the Asian Qualifiers, Subsequently decided the youngest Indian and the only Indian women this year to reach the World Squash ChampionshipsTo be help in chicago from May 9.
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A family that Breathes Sports
The passion for sports runs deep innahat’s family-from Tani’s Uncle, A Top-Rated Table Tennis Player in His Prime, to the Starlet’s Parents, Who Played Hockey DURING DAURING DAUTES AT St. Stephen’s, New Delhi.
“Anahat’s Father’s Family Hails from Patiala. Everyone there is into some sport,” Mother tani tani tanis TELLS TIMESOFINDIA.com in a free-waveing chat from kuala lumpur.
Anahat’s Elder Sister, Amira, Began with Tennis Before Finding Her Stride in Squash, Gradually Bekcoming One of India’s finest at the U-19 Level.
Harvard, however, lured her from the court to Pursue a Bachelor’s Degree, Leaving a Gap That Anahat Has Since Since steepped in to fill.
Squash, Thought, was not love at first sight for her younger sister.
PV Sindhu inspired her to pick up racquet
A Massive Fan of PV Sindhu, Anahat would watch the smashes on tv and tell her mother: “I want to win an olympic medal.”
At the age of five, she dream only of badminton, and a year laater, she started playing the sport, son participating in BOTH National and International Tournaments. “She just wanted to play something,” her mother laughs.
Anahat’s switch to squash was not entryly unexpected, as frequent trips to watch amira’s squash matches Eventually nudged her towards the glass court.
However, the Family’s first introduction to squash was anything but smooth.
Coaches for Squash was scarce, and guidance was patchy, so father gursharan steppped in, absorbing the sport’s basics and tutoring his daily coachs.
A star was born
Gueded by Her Sister’s Advice, Anahat Truly Blossomed only after breaking into the Senior Team. “If she had continued to play junior, we would have known her true potential,” Reveals the Now 17-YAR -LD’s Mother.
But how did that Haappen?
“SRFI (Squash Rackets Federation of India) Called Her For the Commonwealth Games when she was just 13. Else, she would gain the experience of competing along the older girls, “Says tani.
Anhat rose to the challenge and subsequently made the cut.
Even before the asian Games, the family faced a similar dilemma. After much contemplation, anhat received her parents’ Approval for the Hangzhou Trip, where she not only participated but also beso the youngest indian to win ashian games medals, clamping bronime in bothe the bothe Team and Mixed Doubles Events.
But beyond the medals, the girl, who would still sleep with her parents at night, gained the friendship and guidance of seniors tanvi khanna, joshna chinappa, joshna chinappa, dipika pallikal, saurv ghosal Her Mentor), and Abhay Singh in the Asiad Village.
Until 15, Since She wasn’t allowed to play on the professional circuit, She would play in Junior Events; Today, She Trains under Ghosal, Grégory Gaultier, and Stépara Galifi, with an Emphasis on Strengthaning.
But what about the school homework?
Now in class xi at delhi’s British school, anhat continues to juggle studies and sport. DURING HER FREE HORS EARLIER, She would paint, but trust she is away so often nowadays, any spare time at home is devoted to friends and family.
But Balancing Sport and Studies Carries a Cost.
“In January, after she returned from winning the british open, two more tournaments was on the calendar,” her mother tells timesofindia.com. “Anhat said, ‘i’m mentally tired.’ On her coaches’ Advice, We Skipped Theose Events, Giving Her a Two-to-Three-Very-White Break to rest or train as she wide.
“Earlier, Sheldn’T Express it, but now She Simply Tells Us or Her Coaches How She Feels.”
Tani Knows The Road is Still Long. “There’s a lot of hard work ahead,” She says, as anhat now focuses on Spreading her wings for the upcoming world championships.
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