Corona cases are still increasing rapidly in India. Seeing the seriousness of this epidemic, the Indian Squash Rackets Federation has advised the players not to practice at the moment. They said that in view of the infection of coronavirus in metros like Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, players will not be able to start practice before September, then the tournament is a distant thing.
In this regard, Sports Minister Kiran Rijiju has said that tournaments can be started from August without spectators, but Squash Federation General Secretary Cyrus Poncha said that he does not think that squash will resume in India before September. He said, "We have to give six to seven weeks to the players for preparation. Only then can they play any tournament. Three months ago it seemed that we would be able to resume training in July, but the situation has become worse. I hope to start the game in August or September."
The world's number one squash player, Raneem El Weleily, has announced to retire from the game on Thursday. She has become the first Arab woman to reach number one in any sport. The 31-year-old Egyptian player achieved the top ranking for the first time in 2015. Two years later, she won the world championship. In this regard, she said, 'Squash has been my life for the last 25 years, but now the time has come to say goodbye. '
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