Shameena Riaz, daughter of India's former hockey captain Mohammed Riaz, is set to feature in her first Asian Games in squash, 32 years after her father's debut in the same country.
Shameena earned the last spot in India's four-member women's squash team for the continental event in Aichi-Nagoya through the selection trials in Chennai.
She will be joining Anahat Singh, Joshna Chinappa, and Tanvi Khanna, part of the bronze-winning team in Hangzhou three years ago.
Shameena's father is a two-time Olympian and two-time Asian Games medallist, and she hopes to follow in his footsteps by winning a medal in her first Asian Games.
Ranked 159th in the PSA charts, Shameena is starting to play some bigger events while largely competing on the Challenger circuit.
She has learnt plenty about her game over the last couple of years while stepping up from rubbing shoulders with juniors to the pros.
Shameena's journey has been influenced by her father, who took her to the Madras Cricket Club as a kid and encouraged her to play squash.
She is now pursuing Electronics and Communication Engineering from Chennai's SRM Institute, while also competing in squash tournaments.
