Joshna Chinappa in Ideas of India Summit 2023: Indian women squash player Joshna Chinappa spoke in ABP News special show Idea of India. During this, he gave his response on issues other than the problems faced by women athletes. At the same time, he said that sports should always be kept away from politics.
‘Family and Federation got together’
Joshna Chinappa said that apart from my family, the Federation contributed a lot. He said that my journey has not been easy at all, but I got the support of the people. Because of this I was able to reach here. In the initial days of my career, I had to face a lot of struggle, but my family was always with me, because of which I am here today. Family has played an important role in my success.
Who is Joshna Chinappa?
Significantly, Joshna Chinappa is India’s famous squash player. In the year 2003, he won the British Squash Championship in the Under-19 category. She is the first Indian woman to win the British Squash Championship in the under-19 category. Apart from this, in the 20th Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, the pair of Joshna Chinnappa and Deepika Pallikal created history by winning the gold medal in squash on 02 August 2014. At the same time, Joshna Chinappa has won the national championship 18 times. The credit goes to Joshna Chinappa for winning India’s first gold medal in squash at the Commonwealth Games. Joshna Chinnappa became the first Indian player to win the Asian Squash Championship title in the year 2013. Let us tell that Joshna Chinappa was born on 15 September 1986 in Chennai. His father’s name is Anjan Chinappa, who used to run a coffee plantation in Coorg. Also the father was also a squash player.
