Pune Open Squash from August 12

Nearly 250 squash players of various age groups from all over the country will be seen in action this month at the Pune Open Squash Championship.

Nearly 250 squash players of various age groups from all over the country will be seen in action this month at the Pune Open Squash Championship. The tournament will take place between August 12 and 17 at the Residency Club.

The championship,which has been conducted on a regular basis for over a decade,was recognised about five years ago by the Squash and Rackets Federation of India,and is now a national-level ranking tournament. This year,it will feature 15 different events,including an Under-9 mixed event that aims to promote budding talent in the sport.

Pune’s own Abhinav Sinha,who represented India at the Junior World Championship in Chennai last year,is one of the top players in the fray along with big names like Sandeep and Vikas Jangra as well as Services player Capt. Agnihotri. Along with them,more than 250 players from cities like Mumbai,Chennai and Pune will participate in the tournament.

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Squash is not as prominent in the country as other sports,but we have received considerable support from all quarters ever since the inception of the Pune Open,which has helped it to grow considerably in the last 10 years, said tournament director Rahul Agarwal.

Hopefully the inclusion of squash as a discipline in the Commonwealth Games will give the game a tremendous boost and wider reach, he added.

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