Squash in Iran Boasts Record Growth Figures

The Iran Squash Federation (ISF) has announced record growth, patient particularly amongst women and girls in the country.

The amount of squash courts in the country has doubled over the past three years and the number of registered players has risen five-fold.

ISF President Masoud Soleimani said: “Establishing the squash association with civic authorities and the Education Ministry has speeded up the growth of the sport dramatically.

“Today many parks in the capital city Tehran have one-wall squash. Also in schools, one-wall squash is popular, and some classrooms have been modified so squash can be taught.”

Four hundred women coaches have been trained to promote squash amongst young children and the growth of the sport amongst the youth impressed Soleimani.

“For the first time in the history of the game here, Iran had six boys and six girls in the top eight players of different age categories in 19th Asian Junior Individual Championship in Kish Island, Iran,” added the ISF President.

“This was the first major championship hosted in Iran, in which Iran was very successful and responded very positively to the trust of Asian Squash Federation.

“This success led Iran to become the host of this championship again in 2014 – another huge achievement for the country at international levels.”