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In 1976, she won the first World Open Squash for women, although it is disputed whether this tournament was an official world championship. McKay moved to Toronto in 1975 and competed in the US squash championship in 1977, which she won. In 1979, she competed again in the World Open Squash, this time officially undisputed, and won it again. [4]
Raj Manchanda (5 August 1945 – 1 December 2024) was an Indian squash player. [1] He won six straight National Squash Championships from 1977 to 1982. [2] Also a member of the Arjuna Award, he received the Arjuna Award in 1980. [3]
Jahangir Khan (Pashto, Urdu: جهانګير خان born 10 December 1963) is a former professional Pakistani squash player. He won the World Open title six times, and the British Open title ten times (1982–1991). He is widely regarded as the greatest squash player of all time, [1] [2] [3] and the greatest sportsman in Pakistan history.
Carla Khan (Urdu: کارلا خان; born 18 August 1981) is a British Pakistani professional squash player. She is the granddaughter of Azam Khan, one of the legends of squash in Pakistan and daughter of Jacqui Stoter and Wasil Khan. She started playing squash in England at age 12. In her early life, her father Wasil Khan coached her in squash.
This is a list of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada that field squash as a varsity sport or a club sport and are members of the College Squash Association (CSA). There will be 34 varsity programs and 30 club teams for the 2023–24 season. Conference affiliations are current for the upcoming season.
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In 1975, on Nur Khan's request, legendary Azam Khan, four-time winner of British Open (1959–62), who was running a squash club in England, prepared Qamar Zaman and Mohibullah Junior for the British Open. Qamar Zaman brought back the title to Pakistan after 12 years.
The Calcutta Racket Club is a squash and racquet club in Kolkata, India. It was founded in 1793, making it one of the oldest rackets clubs in the world, and the first in the subcontinent. [1] [2] Of its seven squash courts, two are glass-backed international standard tournament courts.