Squash legend Nicol David starts foundation, empowers women and children in sport


Nicol David showing the women how to do it at National Squash Centre, Bukit Jalil. Photo: The Star/Faihan Ghani

Sport changed her life and Datuk Nicol David is now intent on giving opportunities to children in hopes that they can dream big just like she did, and transform their lives through sport and education.

"When I was five years old, I was given the greatest opportunity in my life, and that was to play a sport – squash," she says.

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