Squash at the Summer Olympics explained

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The 2028 Summer Olympics will include the sport of squash for the first time as an optional sport.[1] [2] Squash had previously been rejected from the Olympic Games on four occasions in a row.[3]

The World Squash Federation has declared its intention to apply for squash's inclusion at the 2032 Summer Olympics.[4]

Background

Squash has been a regular fixture at multi-sport events such as the Asian Games, Pan American Games, Commonwealth Games and World Games. It was accepted as a demonstration sport for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Carpenter . Les . Wu . Daniel . The five new sports added for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics . Washington Post . 2023-10-16 . 2024-01-29.
  2. Web site: Gardner . Steve . Squash will be an Olympic sport in 2028: Rules, how to play and more . USA TODAY . 2023-10-24 . 2024-05-07.
  3. Web site: Rowbottom . Mike . Nobody keeps squash out of the Olympics five times in a row . insidethegames.biz . 2012-10-30 . 2024-01-29.
  4. Web site: Colangelo . Anthony . Ward . Roy . 2032 Olympics Brisbane: Cricket leads charge for sports seeking spot at a 2032 Brisbane Olympics . The Sydney Morning Herald . 2021-02-26 . 2024-01-29.
  5. News: Buenos Aires 2018 take Youth Olympic Games to the next level with Squash. 14 March 2018. World Squash Federation. 6 July 2017. 7 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190207192015/http://www.worldsquash.org/ws/news/31640. dead.

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