supporting the aim of achieving a place on the Paris 2024 programmeTumblr (3.0; @squasholympicbid)https://squash.org/<p>Squash is hoping to achieve nomination and then acceptance for a place on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games programme.</p><p>The World Squash Federation (WSF) and Professional Squash Association (PSA) have a joint commitment on behalf of squash, which is to use the opportunity that the hosts of the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028 have, to nominate sports.</p><p>To achieve this, demands the most professional possible bid in terms of strategy and execution, and equally importantly the support of the entire global squash community.</p><p>Everybody from club players to centre operators, elite players, national and international federations stand to benefit from funding, promotional and general growth opportunities that would result if squash gets into the Olympics; and we know we have the total backing from everybody within our sport, and great support from those outside too.</p><p>Appreciating that making a comprehensive bid is expensive, we are very grateful for funding received to help our push, and we are delighted to acknowledge this invaluable support here.</p>https://squash.org/post/176520915593https://squash.org/post/176520915593Sat, 01 Sep 2018 14:58:43 +0100featured<p>Regions and National Squash Federations from across the world have pledged to fund-raise to support the bid this year and next too. </p><p>We are very pleased to acknowledge that the regions and nations listed here have been wonderful bid supporters, to the level of their annual WSF membership fee or more.</p><ul><li>Asia</li><li>Australia</li><li>British Virgin Islands<br/></li><li>Canada</li><li>Colombia</li><li>Czech Republic</li><li>Europe</li><li>France</li><li>Hong Kong</li><li>Jamaica</li><li>Japan</li><li>New Zealand</li><li>Norway</li><li>Oceania</li><li>Poland</li><li>Scotland</li><li>Sweden</li><li>Tahiti</li><li>USA</li></ul>https://squash.org/post/176520973923https://squash.org/post/176520973923Sat, 01 Sep 2018 13:57:48 +0100<p>We are equally indebted to the following groups, clubs, companies and individuals who have contributed significantly to our push to be part of the Olympic Games in 2024 and beyond.<b><br/></b></p><ul><li>Gar Holohan</li><li>Peter Lasusa</li></ul><p><i>All bid support, whatever the sum, is very gratefully received, with those of £400+ or equivalent, acknowledged here.</i></p>https://squash.org/post/176520992668https://squash.org/post/176520992668Sat, 01 Sep 2018 09:13:48 +0100<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/7aeaf9267c1ed98554ab70f232488fb0/tumblr_pcsht3CCtV1xc1q3yo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>https://squash.org/post/176521051633https://squash.org/post/176521051633Wed, 01 Aug 2018 01:00:39 +0100featured