Asian Games: Indian women's squash team win silver

Dipika Pallikal (second from right) and Anaka Alankamony (extreme right) with their silver medals

Incheon, Sep 27 (IANS)

The Indian women's squash team settled for the silver medal after losing to defending champions Malaysia 0-2 in the final of the 17th Asian Games at the Yeorumul Squash Courts here Saturday.

Anaka Alankamony and Dipika Pallikal lost their respective matches to Malaysian players as India had to be content with finishing second.

Anaka Alankamony lost in straight games against Arnold Delia Odette. Nicol David defeated Dipika Pallikal 11-7, 11-6, 11-3 in the second match to seal the tie for malaysia.