

A force to reckon with in the world of Squash!
When Sunayna Kuruvilla first took up the squash racket at the tender age of 9 in 2008, little did she know that the sport would take over her life – and put her on the map as one of India’s most impressive talents-to-watch. At 21, Sunayna is currently ranked No. 68 in the world, and No. 2 in India. She has two consecutive National Squash Championships under her belt, won a Silver at the 2018 Asian Games Team Championship held in Indonesia, and played in the No. 1 position at the 2018 World Women’s Team Championships held in China.
 Sunayna also represented India at the 2015 World Junior Championship and the 2015 Asian Junior Championship. She won a Gold medal at the 2016 South Asian Games and a Bronze medal at the 2017 Asian Junior Team Championship.
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Interview with Sunayna Kuruvilla
What drives you to get up in the morning and go training every day?Â
I think it’s important to always remember the WHY. Why you’re doing what you’re doing. I fully enjoy the whole process of the grind and working towards something.Â
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What is important to you? ( apart from sports what else do you do, and believe in ? It’s good for people reading this to know that there are other interests too aside from sports)
I enjoy learning and reading up about food and nutrition. It really interests me to know how much what you eat affects how you feel and perform!Â
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One word that describes you?Â
Diligent.Â
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What do you give up to play sports?
I don’t think I’ve ever looked at it like that because it’s been more like I get to do what I love day in and day out but I guess when you start travelling so much, you miss out on a lot of family gatherings which really upsets me.Â
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What do you do to calm your butterflies when you compete?
I spend time reading the bible and praying. I also listen to music which helps right before I start my warm up routine and prep for my match.Â
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What’s on your playlist right now? (What music genres and which artists do you enjoy listening to before a match?)
Well I enjoy some senseless pop music to be honest cause it’s just light hearted and it’s all about the music and it makes me feel pumped and ready.
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