Books aside, Mohamed now aiming for squash pinnacle


CIMB Malaysian Open top seed Mohamed El Shorbagy of Egypt, seen here in last year's competition, can now concentrate fully on squash after completing his studies recently. - Filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: Balancing studies and squash is never an easy task as Egypt’s Mohamed El Shorbagy can testify.

The 23­-year-­old from Alexandria however has managed that to perfection, all at the same time of achieving a career high world No. 3 ranking, and reaching the semi-­finals of the world championships last year.

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