Sivasangari gets highest recognition for contribution to collegiate squash in USA


Role model: Malaysia’s S. Sivasangari posing with her Cornell University squash coach David Palmer.

PETALING JAYA: S. Sivasangari’s extraordinary run in the collegiate squash in the United States has received the highest recognition when she won the Betty Richey Award from the College Squash Association (CSA) on Wednesday.

The award is presented annually by CSA for the female student athletes who best exemplify the ideals of squash in their love of and devotion to the game, their strong sense of fairness, and their excellence in play and leadership.

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