Squash confident to be in Tokyo Olympics


Nicol David (front middle) flanked by Japan juniors Satomi Watanabe (front left) and Ryunosuke Tsukue at the presentation to the Tokyo organising committee for the 2020 Olympics. With them are (back row from left) World Squash Federation (WSF) chief executive officer Andrew Shelley, president N. Ramachandran and Japan Squash Association president Kazuya Kasahara.

PETALING JAYA: Squash is optimistic of its inclusion in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The sport, headed by Malaysia’s world No. 1 and eight-time world champion Nicol David, Japanese juniors Ryunosuke Tsukue and Penang-based Satomi Watanabe as well as World Squash Federation (WSF) president N. Ramachandran, made its presentation to the organising committee on Friday.

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