The development and
popularization of squash in Ukraine is promising, CEO of the World
Squash Federation Andrew Shelley has stated.
"There are good
squash courts in Ukraine and new ones are coming in. Your young squash
federation is doing a good job, therefore you have everything. Squash in
Ukraine is moving forward," he said during his visit to Ukraine.
Shelley noted squash does not require large financial resources.
"This is a great sport, and the more people try to play it, the more will be involved," he said.
Multiple world
squash champion Ramy Ashour and six-time European champion Camille Serme
visited Ukraine within the worldwide program for squash development
"Ambassador WSF 2018" on June 23-24.
Coach and referee
seminars, demonstration matches, thematic conferences, the sparring and
training of the Ukrainian men's and women's squash teams with the
leading world players, trainings for children from the children's squash
academy were held in Kyiv within the framework of this program.
Squash is a sport
with a tennis ball and a racket played indoors. The game is conducted by
special rackets on a court surrounded by walls from four sides. In 2003
the Forbes magazine recognized squash as one of the most "healthy
sports" both in terms of injury rate and the most energy-consuming sport
in the world by the number of calories burned. More than 20 million
people around the world play squash.
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