Dipika Pallika  

'If you want to try and take squash forward in the country, the first rule is to have a coach. It's just bizarre to head to the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games without a coach. It's just disheartening to see what is happening to Indian squash,' Dipika Pallikal said

Joshna Chinappa has been one of India’s finest squash players who has been bringing the country medals for the last 15 years. In 2014, she paired with Dipika Pallikal to win India’s first Commonwealth Games Gold medal in Glasgow, a feat she almost repeated in 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast eventually bagging a silver

Chief Minister E Palaniswami announced the cash incentive to Dipika Pallikal Karthik, Joshna Chinappa and Sunayna Kuruvilla.

Last week, Joshna and Dipika had bagged a bronze each in women’s singles event. Dipika lost to Malaysia’s Nicol David 0-3 in the semi-final while Joshna too was beaten in her last-four match by Malaysia’s Subramaniam Sivasangari 1-3

This was India's fourth straight win in the league stage. Earlier, they had beaten Iran, Thailand and Indonesia. In their last Pool B match, they face Hong Kong on Thursday

India's Tajinderpal Singh Toor in his fifth attempt threw 20.75m, a new games record, and won India's first gold in athletics in Asian Games.
 

Dipika Pallikal suffered a defeat at the hands of Malaysia's Nicol Ann David in the semifinals