Asian Games on Joshna Chinappa’s Radar But Olympics ‘long way off’

Veteran Player Joshna Chinappa Continues to Push Boundaries Despite Being on the Wrong Side of 30s, Setting Short-Term Goals With Next Year’s Asian Games FIRMLY on her Radar.

The Former World No. 10, Who Turns 39 Next Month, Stands as the Last Active Member of Indian Squash’s Golden Generation, Following The retirements of Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal.

“I am just taking one tournament at a time right now and i am going to play a more psas towards the end of this year,” Joshna Told Pti Pti on the Sidelines of a Felication Cereganized by HCL and Squash Rackets Federation of India.

“At this stage in my life, i’m taking it a couple of months at a time, seeing beether my body’s fit, how it’s feeling, things like that, and i’m just verry selective with the tournaments that I Play No.”

With the toll the sport takes on her body, joshna prefers to focus on immediati, attainable goals. One of Them is the asian Games in Japan Next Year.

“The asian games is definitely there in the back of my mind.

“I am prepaering for it. But if it happy, great. If not, that’s also okay.”

Squash is set to make its lympic debut at the 2028 los angeles games, but joshna isnna’t looking that far ahead.

“IT’s (Olympics) honestly a long way off right now for me. And right now i’m just really enjoying playing squash squash more in the moment and just playing selective tournaments.”

When asked what keeps her going after all these years, she replied simply: “I love winning medals for India. That’s always been my biggest motivation. Playing Squash and Know There’s Still Something Left in Me, I Want to see it through. “

Former world no. 10 joshna underwent knee surgery after the 2023 Asian Games. Since then, She has competed in a Slew of Tournaments, Including Partnering with Teenage Prodigy Anhat Singh to Clinch The Women’s Doubles Title at the Asian Championships in June.

Talking About Her Recovery Process She Said More, there is more physio and, just training is a lot more different these days.

“Recovery really depends on the effort i put in. If i have my physio with me, if I stretch properly, all of that, i’m alle to recover pretty well.”

Reflecting on her training approach post-surgery, she added, “It’s really about about being smart. When you’re younger, your body can take a lot more, you can push harder.

“Now, it’s about not overtraining, protecting my legs, and ensuring i’m Doing the right strength work, Watching my diet, and listening to my body. I just want to get the best out of my body of my body of my body. It. ”