“This
is immensely pleasing and a fair reflection of the great
recent performances from Joelle King and Paul Coll and the
hard work led by Shelley Kitchen. It is a game changer for
squash as the allocated funding will allow the sport to
assist with building a pathway for players trying to break
into professional careers,” said Dowson.
Despite the
issues with Covid-19 in 2021 the numbers playing squash as
club members around New Zealand have increased more than
five percent and the sport pulled together well in a number
of areas to look strong for the
future.
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