Ukraine has
been included in the worldwide program of squash development "Ambassador
WSF 2018," which implies the organization of a whole range of
activities aimed at promoting this racket sport in Ukraine. Within the
framework of the worldwide squash promotion program, the delegation of
the World Squash Federation led by its CEO Andrew Shelley, legendary
multiple world champion Rami Ashour (Egypt), and six-time European
champion Camille Serme will visit Ukraine.
This year the
program "Ambassador WSF 2018" is held in Armenia and Ukraine. Two
leading squash players, an international coach and a referee take part
in it. The program "Ambassador WSF 2018" will be held in Kyiv in the
territory of the Grand Prix club on June 23-24. Within the framework of
the project, coaching and referees' seminars, demonstration matches,
thematic conferences, sparring and the training of Ukrainian men's and
women's national teams with the top world players, the training of
children from the children's squash academy, and a press conference are
planned.
According to the
report from the Ukrainian Squash Federation, the goal of the program is
to raise the level of Ukrainian squash to European and world standards.
"More than 20
million people play squash all over the world. In Ukraine their number
amounts to thousands. We have room for improvement, and we really are
developing. Squash is appreciated as an entertaining sport and an
excellent relaxation for amateur sportsmen. We are grateful to the World
Squash Federation for including our country in the program of squash
popularization and teamwork," the program coordinator, Vice President of
the Ukrainian Squash Federation Maksim Urakin said.
Squash is a sport
with a 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.
Squash courts already operate in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Uzhgorod, Kherson, Lviv, and Khmelnytsky.
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