Squash requires a
remarkable combination of speed, power, agility,
flexibility and reflexes but the trademark is
outstanding endurance - cardiovascular and
muscular
Squash was voted # 1
healthiest sport by Forbes magazine in a technical
survey that included measures of cardiovascular
endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance,
flexibility and calories burnt/30 min, beating
other 9 sports
Squash is a
clean, healthy sport, compliant with WADA and
virtually 100% drug-free
Best
player guarantee
WSF has provided a
top player guarantee to the IOC which means that
all top players in the world will compete in the
2012 Olympic Games if selected by their NOC’s
Iconic Locations
Squash can offer
memorable and photogenic venue options like
Trafalgar Square, the Eiffel Tower, Times Square,
Prado Museum or the Red Square
Squash takes the
Olympic Games to the citizens rather than convince
the citizens to attend an Olympic Venue
High
value addition
high
quality event with very low cost/complexity
Squash brings a
highly athletic sport/event to the programme at
very low costs
Squash requires
extremely low costs on TV production (well under $50k US/day competition)
Squash requires no
venue as the two all-glass courts may be set up on
almost any location
Squash only adds 64
athletes (0.6% of athlete cap of 10,500) and 14 officials to
the programme
The Squash event adds
little complexity to the programme as following
the matches is very simple (only a scoreboard and
two large TV monitors are required)
Universality
WSF has 125 member
nations
Member federations
are extremely active (94% hold a Men’s national
championships and 86% a Women’s event)
Growing popularity
Squash is played in
over 150 countries
Many nations continue
to apply for WSF membership every year
Rich
history and tradition
and
also a forward looking sport
Squash was invented
in 1830
WSF has existed since
1967
The first World
Championships for Squash were in 1967 (but the
British Open was “de-facto” our World event since
1922)
Squash is played in
all major regional Games (World Games,
Commonwealth Games, All Africa Games, Asian Games
and PanAmerican Games) and most sub-regional Games
Squash is a
forward-looking sport which brings on advances in
technology to move the sport into more regions
(e.g. high altitude ball), introduce kids (e.g
Mini Squash) and provide a better TV product (e.g.
all-glass courts, white ball)
