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The addition of 15 new WSF approved squash courts at the Kendriya Vidyalayas will change the whole scenario for Delhi children. Finally they will get the time required to train as much and when they want without the interference of adult members. Secondly as the courts have glass back walls and multi tiered seating arrangement behind, the nationals and all other important tournaments can be held in Delhi. The other salient factor is that the disillusioned players and associations of North India who have been abandoned by the central body have decided to collaborate with us for all the tournaments and thus revive squash in our region. The combination of a powerful enthusiastic squash playing president Mr Sandeep Dikshit (MP), the positive attitude of the sports ministry to stem the blatant violations of all basic norms like age ,fudging, domicile fraud, blackmail and neopotism etc have greatly contributed to a new atmosphere of hope. The Delhi Govt. is passing certain regulations to protect its players from predators and also planning new infrastructure for children. Finally last but not least the appointment of the first really independent governmental SRFI observer Brig. Raj Manchanda, who has been given more power than ever before to cleanse the system is the Messiah of squash. Despite a massive and sustained campaign to stop his appointment the credentials of the 6 times National champion were too impeccable for anyone to ignore. At the age of about 60 he is probably the best player in the world in his age group and surprisingly is reviving squash in the remotest of schools all over India. Surprisingly everybody else seems to be doing the job officially allotted to another agency! |
Top Coach Rahmat Khan enjoying the Golden Jubilee magazine of ISP |
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