Squash
Event
2024 FISU World University Championships Squash
02 Sep 2024
-08 Sep 2024
South Africa, Johannesburg
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2022 FISU Championship Squash competitor aims high on the court and in the classroom
Squash
23 December 2022
For South African squash player Tristen Worth, life is about balance. But the weights on his scale are no easy burden to bear – a shot at becoming a professional squash player and pursuing a doctorate degree! Born with a squash racquet in hand, Worth claims to have taken up the sport at age two […]
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Egypt squashed the opposition at the Giza 2022 FISU World University Championship
Championships
14 November 2022
Under the eternal gaze of the Giza Sphinx, the 2022 FISU World University Championship ended up in an all-Egyptian affair – almost looking like a national championship rather than a global competition. The gap between the local student-athletes and the rest of the world was large, not to say huge. Only the Swiss Yannick Wilhelmi […]
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2022 FISU World University Championship Squash starts in front of the Pyramids
Championships
7 November 2022
Until Sunday, squash will be under the spotlight near an ensemble of ancient Egyptian royal mortuary and sacred structures, such as the Great Sphinx, the Great Pyramid of Giza, and several other large pyramids and temples. The Giza 2022 FISU World University Championship Squash takes place in a city that regularly organises squash championships. To […]
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South African university squash silver medalist set for comeback
Squash
21 April 2021
Alexandra Pienaar (RSA)- Photo courtesy of USSAFor any athletes, coming back from an injury can take much time and patience—especially for FISU World University Squash Championship silver medalist, Alexa Pienaar. South Africa’s Pienaar is looking forward to a much-anticipated comeback to the squash courts as she works on her return from injury. “To me, […]
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World Squash Federation President commits full support to university sport
Squash
18 December 2020
“My roots remain very strongly in university sport and my heart is in university sport” FISU’s Technical Committee Chair for squash, Zena Wooldridge was recently elected World Squash Federation (WSF) President, following the organisation’s Annual General Meeting. After her impressive victory, with a record number of votes, FISU Secretary General-CEO Eric Saintrond congratulated […]
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Great Britain completes the sweep at WUC Squash
Championships
13 September 2018
BIRMINGHAM – The curtain came down on the biggest World University Squash Championship to date with the completion by the host nation of a maximum triple gold-medal haul. Victory for Great Britain over defending champions Malaysia in the Final of the team event at the University of Birmingham came three days after the award […]
