ISLAMABAD
\nPakistani young squash player Azan Ali Khan has set his sights on becoming a World Champion, saying his goal demands extensive hard work for which he is ready.
\n\u201cSquash is my family\u2019s game. I\u2019m the nephew of International Champion Jahangir Khan. My father trained Hamza Khan, a world champion, and he was also a coach. I\u2019ve learned from him,\u201d he said while speaking on a private news channel.
\nAzan who clinched the gold medal in the Under-17 category at the 2025 Australian Junior Open Squash Championship in Melbourne, Australia, bringing pride to Pakistan\u2019s sporting community, was of the view that initially, the challenging times weren\u2019t too difficult. I didn\u2019t lose a single game, although I had a slight pain in gall bladder and took painkillers to manage it.
\nThe Australian Junior Open Squash Championship took place from April 13 to 17, in Melbourne, Australia, featuring 64 players from 11 countries.
\n\u201cMy next target is to become a world champion, which requires more sponsors. Currently, I\u2019m supported by Muslim Hands, PM Youth Program, and K2 Squash. Winning matches like Jahangir Khan\u2019s is tough and demands extensive hard work and support, he said.
\n\u201cRehan Tahir, Rana Mashhood and Javed Gilani sir are helping me with sponsorship, but I need more to participate in tournaments and improve my ranking,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Pakistani young squash player Azan Ali Khan has set his sights on becoming a World Champion, saying his goal demands extensive hard work for which he is ready. \u201cSquash is my family\u2019s game. I\u2019m the nephew of International Champion Jahangir Khan. My father trained Hamza Khan, a world champion, and he was also a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":473969,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-473956","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n