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

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. The defending champions won the men’s and women’s finals on Sunday and earned a ticket to Los Angeles 2028, where squash will make its Olympic debut. Squash is among a handful of sports at Aichi-Nagoya where a gold medal serves as automatic qualification for the next Olympics. Both Ng and Subramaniam successfully defended their titles without dropping a single game throughout the tournament. Their victories gave Malaysia its fifth and sixth gold medals.