Squash 2016 Day Unites Players In Support Of Olympic Bid

From the townships of Soweto to many of the world's wealthiest cities, from the southern tip of South America to the edge of the Arctic Circle, squash players all over the globe are uniting to support their sport's bid for a place in the 2016 Olympic Games.

Squash 2016 Day takes place on Saturday (May 23) with a worldwide festival of Olympic-themed events.

Special emphasis is focused on the four cities bidding to host the 2016 Games, with extensive squash programmes scheduled to take place in Chicago, Madrid, Rio and Tokyo.

All four cities will be holding open-air demonstrations and open days at major clubs with top professionals lending a hand.

For further information on Squash 2016 Day activities, please log on to: http://www.worldsquashday.com/

For information on the World Squash Federation Olympic bid, please go to: http://www.squash2016.info/

Come celebrate "Squash 2016 Day" on May 23 at the Junior Women's National Team Trials.

TORONTO – Michelle Gemmell and Rebecca Lau, both of Toronto, Alix Younger of Winnipeg, Jennifer Pelletier of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Danielle Letourneau of Calgary will square off for the third and final spot on the women’s world junior squash team at a trials tournament May 22-24 at the Toronto Badminton and Racquet Club.

Four-time Canadian junior champion Laura Gemmell of Toronto and Samantha Cornett of Ottawa secured the first two berths with their strong performances this season.

The trials are a round robin tournament with each player facing each other once. The matches are best of fives and the best overall record wins the tournament. The first tie-breaker is the result from the head-to-head competition.

The women’s world junior championships are scheduled for July 27-August 8 in Chennai, India.

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Malaysian Superstar Nicol David Backs Squash 2016 Day

Squash superstar Nicol David is holding an auction of her favourite rackets and clothing to help the sport's bid for inclusion in the 2016 Olympics.

David, the 26-year-old world No1 from Malaysia, is leading the Squash For 2016 Day events being held in her home city of Penang on Saturday March 23rd.

Up for bidding will be many of the rackets she has used to win 25 major titles on the WISPA World Tour, plus many of the outfits she has worn on court during those finals.

For more information on the event in Penang, please visit www.squashstars.com/events