Joshna Chinappa
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Joshna Chinappa is a squash
Squash (sport)
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 player based in India.

Joshna was the first India
India
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n girl to win the British
United Kingdom
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 Squash Championship title in 2003 in the under 19 category, at Sheffield
Sheffield
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, U.K and was also the youngest Indian women's national champion.

Joshna Chinappa is the first beneficiary of the 40 core Mittal Champions Trust
Mittal Champions Trust
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.

A trainee of the Indian Squash Academy (erstwhile ICL academy), Chennai, Joshna, currently ranked 37 in the world.

Titles

  • NSC Series No. 6 (Tour 12) 2009 - Winner
  • British Junior Open, 2005 – Winner
  • Asian Junior, 2005 – Winner
  • World Junior, Belgium, 2005 – Runner-up
  • British Open Junior, 2004 – Runner-up
  • SAF Games, Pakistan, 2004 – Gold
  • Hong Kong event, 2004 – Runner-up
  • Asian Championship, 2004 – Bronze
  • Malaysian Junior, 2004 – Winner
  • Indian National Junior, 2004 – Winner
  • Indian National Senior, 2004 – Winner

Indian National Senior, 2004 – Winner
Indian National Senior, 2004 – Winner
Indian National Senior, 2004 – Winner

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