Baghdad – IA
The day after tomorrow, Saturday, the Squash Federation will hold a local tournament on the courts of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, as it will be the first game activity for the year 2024 in preparation for the upcoming external participations.
The head of the Squash Federation, Ali Jihad, told Al-Sabah newspaper, followed by the (INA), today, Thursday: “The new year’s curriculum includes many sporting activities, and the first step will be the organization of a local tournament for various ages and categories starting next Saturday, with wide participation of players.” “It is considered qualified to represent the national teams in light of the results achieved, in preparation for facing the upcoming external challenges, and it is expected that it will witness an exciting competition among the participants, with the aim of winning and securing first places, with the presence of many promising young energies from whom stakeholders expect a lot in the future.”
Jihad added, “The competition is considered a preparatory gateway and an important station for choosing the elements that will be responsible for defending the reputation of our sport externally,” indicating that “the great demand for participation reflects the breadth of the game’s base, and adds to it competitive importance in the way of preparation and progress towards advancing it on the Arab and continental levels.” “.
Jihad pointed out that “his federation is very keen on the success of the mission of our national teams, by providing all the requirements in order to make their participation successful, by preparing internal and external training camps starting next February, and there are several preparatory stations to raise the level of our players and prepare them in the best possible way for the upcoming competitions, especially The Asian Championship is scheduled to be held in China early next June.