H'R'H Prince Tunku Imran WSF Patron, Past President

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Introduction
H.R.H Prince Tunku ImranWSF Patron, Past
President Emeritus President
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The WSF Team

• Susie Simcock WSF Past President
• Jahangir Khan WSF Emeritus President Former
  World Champion
• N. Ramachandran WSF President
• Sarah Fitz-Gerald Former World Champion
• Andrew Shelley WSF Technical Director

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World Champions Nicol David (MAS) and Amr Shabana
(EGY) Signing the Olympic Pledge along with
President Emeritus (WSF) Jahangir Khan
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Squash The early days
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Squash Today
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Squash for 2016

• Easy to learn
• The perfect modern sport
• Suitable for all ages and for life
• Played by both men and women
• Highly competitive
• Delivers high levels of fitness
• Maximum exercise in minimum time
• Voted the most healthy sport in the World

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Squash A worldwide sport
EUROPE ESF 47 Countries
ASIA ASF 30 Countries
PANAMERICA FPS 32 Countries
AFRICA SFA 21 Countries
OCEANIA OSF 13 Countries
143 Member National Federations
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Squash A worldwide sport
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Squash A worldwide professional sport

• Professional Events for Men and Women on all five
  Continents
• World Champions from every Continent

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Squash A worldwide sport

• Major International events date back to 1920
• Womens World Championship
• Womens World Team Championship
• Mens World Championship
• Mens World Team Championship
• Junior Womens Championships
• Junior Mens Championships
• World Masters

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Squash A worldwide sport
IF SQUASH HAD BEEN A MEDAL SPORT
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
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Squash and the Olympic Games

• 32 Men
• 32 Women
• Two glass courts
• 5000 spectators- 500 tickets Olympic Family,
• Media, Athletes.. 4500 tickets per session
• 17 ticketed sessions
• Played over 6 days
• A total of 96 athletes and officials

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Squash and the Olympic Games

• Maximum number of athletes per NOC 2 men and 2
  women
• 18 athletes to be selected by reference to the
  World Rankings
• 1 athlete to be selected by the Host NOC
• 10 athletes to be selected by reference to Open
  Regional Championships
• 3 athletes to be invited through the Tripartite
  Commission

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Squash and the Olympic Games

• On current rankings
• 8 of the top 10 men in the world
• 9 of the top 10 women in the world
• would compete in the Olympic Games
• 35 nations would be represented
• The World Squash Federation guarantees that every
  top SQUASH player in the world will compete in
  the Olympic Games, if eligible.

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Squash and the Olympic Games

• One way view glass court
• Flexible and low cost
• Can be sited anywhere
• Indoors in existing facility
• Outdoors in an iconic location
• State of the art technology
• Flexible seating patterns
• Television and photography friendly
• Manageable legacy

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Squash and the Olympic Games
Facility Requirement
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Squash and the Olympic Games
Facility Requirement
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Squash and the Olympic Games
Facility Requirement
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Squash and the Olympic Games
Flexible
Dramatic
Legacy
Low Cost
Modern
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Squash and the Media
Television - newest technology standard for most
events
Web-streaming - worldwide and live
Website - live scoring, news, players blogs
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Squash Multi-Sport Major Games
1991On the programme of 2 major games
2008On the programme of all major games,
including
AsianGames
All AfricaGames
World Masters Games
Commonwealth Games
PanamericanGames
World Games
Except The Olympics Games
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Squash and Athleticsm
Power
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Squash and Athleticsm
Speed
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Squash and Athleticsm
Determination
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Squash and Athleticsm
Coordination
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Squash and Athleticsm
Creativity
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Squash and Athleticsm
Flexibility Agility
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SQUASH and the Olympic Games

• What Can Squash Bring To The Olympic Games?
• A modern participant sport
• Inspiration for youth
• WADA compliant
• Great role models
• A wide spread of nations and medal
  opportunities
• Guaranteed the best players in the world
• A simple, low cost but dramatic format
• TV friendly
• A sport proven in all major multi-sport games
• A sport with the highest levels of athleticism

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Squash and The Olympic GamesA Perfect Match