Egypt outlasted reigning champion Great Britain 2-1 to win the mixed team event of the World University squash championship at the ISA courts here on Sunday. This is the third time that Egypt is lifting the title, the last being in 2008.
The results: Final:Egypt bt Great Britain 2-1 (Farah Abdel Meguid lost to Camilla Tomlinson 9-11, 7-11, 13-11, 11-8, 5-11; Mazen Sabri bt Edward Charlton 10-12, 11-5, 5-11, 12-10, 11-4; Zahed Mohammad bt Joel Patrick Makin 11-5, 9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8).
Third place:Malaysia bt South Africa 2-1 (Zulhijjah lost to Alexandra Fuller 11-8, 2-11, 11-13, 12-10, 11-13; Sanjay Singh bt Andrew Martin 11-3, 9-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-5; Addeen Bahtiar bt Nell Van De Merwe 8-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-3).
Yudhvir triumphsC.V. Yudhvir won the gold handicap in the H.S. Doshi golf tournament on Sunday.
The results: Gold Handicap (0-9): 1. C.V. Yudhvir (37 points); 2. Arun Murugappan (35). Silver Handicap (10-17): 1. Suman Ranjeet (33); 2. G. Ekambaram (32).
Bronze Handicap (18 & above): 1. M. Mariappan (33); 2. R. Ganesh (30). Seniors: 1.V.P. Ghanesh (29).