{
  "id": 9952580,
  "title": "Eain Yow and Sivasangari one win away from historic Olympic spots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/eain-yow-and-sivasangari-one-win-away-from-historic-olympic-spots",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T09:09:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/racquet-sports/2026/09/1541632/eain-yow-and-sivasangari-one-win-away-historic-olympic-spots"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nagooya, Malaysia - Gold medalists Ng Eain Yow and S Sivasangari both triumphed in their respective semi-finals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, securing their spots in the men's and women's singles finals. Eain Yow secured a 11-7, 11-2, 11-4 victory over Pakistan's Noor Zaman, expressing satisfaction with his performance, despite his opponent's strong start. His upcoming opponent, Abhay Singh, had previously defeated Eain Yow in four of their five encounters. Sivasangari, meanwhile, defeated Hong Kong's Chan Sin Yuk 11-6, 11-8, 11-7, repeating the outcome from the Hangzhou Games final. Her next opponent, India's Anahat Singh, is a 18-year-old who overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat Japan's Satomi Watanabe 9-11, 11-13, 12-10, 11-6, 11-3. Both athletes have maintained their winning streaks en route to the finals, and both acknowledged the importance of the upcoming matches in determining their Olympic berths and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics tickets.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA: Defending champions Ng Eain Yow and S Sivasangari both navigated potentially tricky semi-finals to book their berth in the men’s and women’s singles finals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games today.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Anahat, Abhay lead India's squash surge — 2 finals, 3 medals & Olympic spots in sight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/anahat-abhay-lead-indias-squash-surge-2-finals-3-medals-olympic-spots",
        "published": "2026-09-26T08:05:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}