Former world number one Peter Nicol has been promoting squash on a visit to Mumbai, India.
Continuing the excellent ambassadorial work he does for the sport, Nicol gave youngsters a coaching session and spoke of the dedication required to reach the very top.
India already has a number of professional players in the world top 50, with Saurav Ghosal and Ritwik Bhattacharya playing PSA tournaments and Joshna Chinappa having success on the WISPA tour.
In his interview with NDTV, Nicol said he sees India as a country capable of producing squash talent, and also talks of squash's ongoing battle to become an Olympic sport.
See the news story on Indian television here.
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Wednesday 30 May 2007
Nicol spreads the word in India
Posted by squashblogger at 19:25
Topics: developing countries, media coverage, participation
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