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Squash made it debut
in Sangli thanks to the efforts of the Squash Racquets Association of
Mahararshtra and Dr.Nitin Kareer, the ex-collector of Sangli. Kareer, an
IAS officer, is basically a sports enthusiast and sangli is poised to
benefit from his sporting affiliations. He is presently posted in Pune.
“Sangli has a long tradition of tennis initiated the move to construct a
squash court and the funds were provided from the MP’s Development Fund.
The PWD engineers too constructed according to proper specifications.
Later, excess provision was made for the wooden flooring.
“I was thrilled,
“he says, “Mahendra Agarwal, honorary secretary. SRAM, heard of pour
effort to promote squash in the region and rushed to Sangli to meet me and
have a first-hand account of the facilities available. He encouraged us
and agreed to provide a free coaching camp for the members of the Squash
Racquets Association of sangli. “Dr. Kareer says the introduction of
squash in Sangli will generate fresh talent and provide a competitive edge
to those who choose to take the sport. But, he says more needs to be done
and that includes conducting more camps and tournament but from next year
we plan to have the Sangli Open as an members from the government, players
and enthusiasts associated with squash.”
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The recognition of squash by
the State government has also come at an appropriate moment; says
Dr.Kareer. “Now there will be annual schools tournament orgainsed by the
government, besides players and coaches will be entitled to receive
prestigious awards.”
The parent body in the
state has ambitious plans to spread squash in all the districts of
Maharashtra. “This is an excellent move by the SRAM and in particular,
Mr. Khalid Ansari”, says Dr. Kareer.”I am sure the other districts too
will benefit from the SRAM’s efforts. The association also has my
support and we will try to take squash to the interiors of the state.
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