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Promising squash stars given a major boost

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The future of Australian squash has received a major boost, with seven of its most promising younger players receiving generous financial support from the Australian Commonwealth Games Association.

The NextGen AUSComGames program identifies promising athletes who could potentially represent Australia at a Commonwealth Games, and provides them with the financial support to get experience playing at the top level of their sport.

The squash players who will benefit from the funding are Lakeesha Rarere, Victoria Leow, Samantha Calvert, Rachael Gibson, Lauren Aspinall, Sam Ejtemai and Solayman Nowrozi.

Acting Squash Australia Performance Pathway Officer, Lisa Camilleri, says the financial support will enable players to grow and gain invaluable experience.

“In the coming months, these seven top Australian junior squash players will continue to train hard in preparation for their international events,” she says.

“Having had the privilege myself of this amazing opportunity, I know first hand that the selected players will gain so much growth, experience and confidence in their game through the support granted from the NexGEN AUSComGames Squad Program.”

Rarere and Ejtemai won this year’s Australian Junior Squash Open and have already shown they have an exciting future in the sport, while the remainder of the squad has proven themselves at age-group events.

All seven players will contest this year’s World Junior Championships in the Netherlands, while the girls will also contest the World Junior Team Championships.

Camilleri says the generous support of the Australian Commonwealth Games Association will help build on the two gold medals Australia won at last year’s Glasgow Games.

“In our squash program the support from the ACGA is gratefully received and used to develop our athletes to assist them in achieving our future Commonwealth Games Goals,” she says.


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