Players from 24 nations - more than ever before - will compete in the Squash championships in this month’s World Games, the multi-sport event which is being staged in the Chinese Taipei city of Kaohsiung under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The Squash events, which will be held in the Chung Cheng Martial Arts Stadium in Kaohsiung from 21-24 July, have attracted world-class fields - led by Malaysia’s world number one Nicol David, the top seed in the women’s event, and Great Britain’s world No5 Nick Matthew
The 2009 Kaohsiung World Games
Over 4,000 athletes, competing in more than 30 sports, will take part in the 2009 Kaohsiung World Games, the eighth edition of the multi-sport event featuring sports not currently on the programme of the Olympic Games.
Squash made its debut in the 1997 World Games in Lahti, Finland. Britain’s former world number one Peter Nicol won the men’s gold medal in the last event in 2005 in Duisburg, Germany, while Nicol David will have the opportunity to become the first player to successfully defend a World Games squash title after winning the women’s trophy four years ago.
Nicol David, who celebrates her third complete year as world number one this month, will be competing in Kaohsiung in her first championship since taking part in Squash’s presentation to the IOC in the sport’s bid to join the programme for the 2016 Olympic Games.
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