Thumbs up from an emotional Nicol as squash gets into 2028 Olympics


Great news: Former great Nicol David may have missed her chance to play squash in the Olympic Games but her successor S. Sivasangari will get a chance, now that the sport has been included in the 2028 Olympic Games programme in Los Angeles.

PETALING JAYA: Eight-time squash world champion Nicol David can't help but be emotional after the sport was included in the 2028 Olympic Games programme for the first time.

Squash is one of the five sports that have been included in the Los Angeles edition of the Olympics, together with cricket, flag football, baseball-softball, and lacrosse.

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