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Squash (sport)

Index Squash (sport)

Squash is a ball sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles squash) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball. [1]

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Amr Shabana

Amr Shabana (born 20 July 1979 in Cairo) is a former professional squash player from Egypt.

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Asian Games

The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.

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Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations

The Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation constituted through and recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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Attrition warfare

Attrition warfare is a military strategy consisting of belligerent attempts to win a war by wearing down the enemy to the point of collapse through continuous losses in personnel and materiel.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Azam Khan (squash player)

Azam Khan (Pashto: اعظم خان) is a former squash player from Nawakille Peshawar Pakistan who won the British Open four times between 1959 and 1962.

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Ball game

Ball games (or ballgames), also ball sports, are any form of game or sport which feature a ball as part of play.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding.

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BBC Online

BBC Online, formerly known as BBCi, is the BBC's online service.

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Bouncing ball

The physics of a bouncing ball concerns the physical behaviour of bouncing balls, particularly its motion before, during, and after impact against the surface of another body.

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British Open Squash Championships

The British Open Squash Championships is the oldest and most established tournament in the game of squash.

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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and most populous city of Argentina.

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Calorie

A calorie is a unit of energy.

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Catgut

Catgut is a type of cord that is prepared from the natural fibre found in the walls of animal intestines.

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Cecily Fenwick

Cecily Fenwick was an English squash player who won the British Open three times in 1926, 1927 and 1931.

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Charles Read (squash player)

Charles R. Read (born c. 1889, date of death unknown) was a professional squash player from England, where professional squash began in 1907.

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Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games are an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Composite material

A composite material (also called a composition material or shortened to composite, which is the common name) is a material made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties that, when combined, produce a material with characteristics different from the individual components.

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Concord, New Hampshire

Concord is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the county seat of Merrimack County.

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Coronary artery disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD), also known as ischemic heart disease (IHD), refers to a group of diseases which includes stable angina, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, and sudden cardiac death.

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David Palmer (squash player)

David Troy Palmer (born 28 June 1976 in Lithgow, New South Wales) is a professional squash player from Australia.

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Demonstration sport

A demonstration sport is a sport which is played to promote it, most commonly during the Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events.

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Don Butcher

Donald (Don) Butcher, a squash player from England, was the first player to actually win the British Open men's title (for 1931).

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Egypt

Egypt (مِصر, مَصر, Khēmi), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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England Squash

England Squash (known as England Squash & Racketball from 2009 to 2015) is recognised by Sport England as the English national governing body of the racquet sports of squash and racketball.

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F. D. Amr Bey

Abdelfattah Amr (14 February 1909 – 23 November 1988), better known as "F.D. Amr Bey" or simply "Amr Bey", was an Egyptian diplomat and squash player.

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First class facilities of the RMS Titanic

Reflecting the White Star Line's reputation for superior comfort and luxury, the RMS ''Titanic'' had extensive facilities for First-Class passengers which were widely regarded as the finest of her time.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Geoff Hunt

Geoffrey Brian ("Geoff") Hunt, MBE (born 11 March 1947, in Melbourne, Australia), is a retired Australian squash player who is widely considered to be one of the greatest squash players in history.

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George Plimpton

George Ames Plimpton (March 18, 1927 – September 25, 2003) was an American journalist, writer, literary editor, actor and occasional amateur sportsman.

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Goggles

Goggles, or safety glasses, are forms of protective eyewear that usually enclose or protect the area surrounding the eye in order to prevent particulates, water or chemicals from striking the eyes.

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Golf

Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.

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Graphite

Graphite, archaically referred to as plumbago, is a crystalline allotrope of carbon, a semimetal, a native element mineral, and a form of coal.

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Grégory Gaultier

Grégory Gaultier (born 23 December 1982, in Épinal, France) is a professional squash player from France.

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Great Britain

Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.

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Hardball squash

Hardball squash is a format of the indoor racquet sport squash which was first developed in North America in the late 19th century and early 20th century.

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Harrow School

Harrow School is an independent boarding school for boys in Harrow, London, England.

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Hashim Khan

Hashim Khan (ہاشم خان; – 18 August 2014) was a squash player from Pakistan.

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Heart arrhythmia

Heart arrhythmia (also known as arrhythmia, dysrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat) is a group of conditions in which the heartbeat is irregular, too fast, or too slow.

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Heather McKay

Heather Pamela McKay (née Blundell) (born 31 July 1941) is a retired Australian squash player, who is considered by many to be the greatest female player in the history of the game, and possibly also Australia's greatest-ever sportswoman.

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International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité International Olympique, CIO) is a Swiss private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, which is the authority responsible for the modern Olympic Games.

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Jahangir Khan

Jahangir Khan, HI (جهانگير خان; born 10 December 1963 in Karachi, Pakistan) sometimes spelled "Jehangir Khan", is a former World No.

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James Willstrop

James Willstrop (born 15 August 1983) is an English professional squash player from Yorkshire, England.

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Janet Morgan

Janet Rachael Margaret Morgan (later known by her married name, Janet Shardlow) (1921–1990) was an English squash player who dominated the game in the 1950s.

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Jansher Khan

Jansher Khan (جان شیر خان; born 15 June 1969, in Peshawar, Pakistan) is a former World No.

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John White (squash player)

John White (born 15 June 1973 in Mount Isa, Australia) is a former World No.

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Jonah Barrington (squash player)

Jonah Barrington (born 29 April 1941) is a retired Irish/English squash player, originally from Morwenstow, Cornwall, England.

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Jonathon Power

Jonathon Tyler Power (born 9 August 1974, in Comox, British Columbia, Canada) is a retired professional squash player from Canada.

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Joule

The joule (symbol: J) is a derived unit of energy in the International System of Units.

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Joyce Cave

Joyce Irene Cave (2 June 1902 – 13 March 1953) was an English squash player who won the inaugural women's British Open tournament in 1922, defeating Nancy Cave in the final 11–15, 15–10, 15–9.

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Kevlar

Kevlar is a heat-resistant and strong synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora.

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List of PSA men's number 1 ranked players

This article is a list of PSA men's number 1 ranked players in the Official Men's Squash World Ranking.

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List of PSA women's number 1 ranked players

This article is a list of PSA women's number 1 ranked players in the Official Women's Squash World Ranking.

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List of racket sports

Racket sports are games in which players use rackets to hit a ball or other object.

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List of squash players

This is a list of notable top international players of the racquet sport squash.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Longest squash match records

This article details longest squash match records by duration.

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Mahmoud Karim

Mahmoud el Karim (1916–1999) was a squash player from Egypt.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.

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Margot Lumb

Margot Lumb was an English squash and tennis player.

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Michelle Martin

Michelle Susan Martin, OAM (born 29 April 1967) is an Australian former professional squash player who was one of the game's leading players in the 1990s.

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Nancy Cave

Nancy Frances Cave (2 March 1896 – 1989) was an English squash player who won the British Open three times in 1924, 1929 and 1930.

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National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research, founded in the late 1870s.

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Natural rubber

Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds, plus water.

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Nick Matthew

Nicholas Matthew (born 25 July 1980 in Sheffield) is an English professional squash player who has won the two most prestigious tournaments in the professional game, the British Open and the World Open, three times each.

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Nicol David

Datuk Nicol Ann David (born 26 August 1983) is a Malaysian female professional squash player, currently ranked world number 6.

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Official Men's Squash World Ranking

The Official Men's Squash World Ranking is the official world ranking for men's squash.

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Official Women's Squash World Ranking

The Official Women's Squash World Ranking is the official world ranking for women's squash.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Olympic sports

Olympic sports are sports that are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games.

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Omar Mosaad

Omar Mosaad Abouzid, (born March 17, 1988 in Cairo) is a professional squash player who represents Egypt.

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Pan American Games

The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a major sporting event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions.

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Peter Nicol

Peter Nicol, MBE (born 5 April 1973) is a former professional squash player from Scotland, who represented first Scotland and then England in international squash.

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Professional Squash Association

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) is the governing body for the men's and women's professional squash circuit.

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PSA World Tour records

The Professional Squash Association, or PSA, was formed in 1975, is the governing body for the men's and women's (since 2014) professional squash circuit.

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Racket (sports equipment)

A racket or racquet is a sports implement consisting of a handled frame with an open hoop across which a network of strings or catgut is stretched tightly.

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Rackets (sport)

Rackets or racquets is an indoor racket sport played in the United Kingdom, Ireland, United States, and Canada.

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Racquetball

Racquetball is a racquet sport played with a hollow rubber ball in an indoor or outdoor court.

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Ramy Ashour

Ramy Mohamed Ashour (born September 30, 1987, in Cairo, Egypt) is a professional squash player from Egypt.

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RMS Titanic

RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early hours of 15 April 1912, after colliding with an iceberg during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City.

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Royal Automobile Club

The Royal Automobile Club is a British private club and is not to be confused with RAC, an automotive services company, which it formerly owned.

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Rugby sevens

Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens), and originally known as Seven-a-side rugby is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40 minute halves.

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Sarah Fitz-Gerald

Sarah Elizabeth Fitz-Gerald AM (born 1 December 1968) is an Australian women's squash player who won five World Open titles – 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002.

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Skort

A skort is a pair of shorts with a fabric panel resembling a skirt covering the front, or a skirt with a pair of integral shorts hidden underneath.

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Softball

Softball is a variant of baseball played with a larger ball (11 in. to 12 in. sized ball) on a smaller field.

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Squash Doubles

Doubles Squash is a type of gameplay of the racket sport squash played by four people in two-person teams.

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Squash tennis

Squash tennis is an American variant of squash, but played with a ball and racquets that are closer to the equipment used for lawn tennis, and with somewhat different rules.

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Strings (tennis)

In tennis, the strings are the part of a tennis racquet which make contact with the ball.

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Susan Devoy

Dame Susan Elizabeth Anne Devoy, (born 4 January 1964) is a former New Zealand squash player who dominated the sport in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Susan Noel

Susan Diana Barham Noel-Powell (8 June 1912 – October 1991) was an English squash and tennis player.

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Table squash

Table squash is a sport for two players which is an evolution of table tennis and uses similar rules and equipment.

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Tennis

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles).

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U.S. Squash

US Squash is the national governing body for the sport of squash in the United States.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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US Junior Open squash championship

The United States Junior Open Squash Championship is the largest individual junior squash tournament in the world and is considered the third most prestigious junior open squash championship after the World Junior and the British Junior Open squash championship.

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Vicki Cardwell

Vicki Cardwell BEM (née Hoffmann) (born 21 April 1955, in Adelaide, South Australia) is a former World No.

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Volley squash

Volley squash is a form of volleyball played within a squash court or similar sized enclosed space with a high ceiling.

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World

The world is the planet Earth and all life upon it, including human civilization.

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World Squash Championships

The World Squash Championships are squash events for men and women organised by the Professional Squash Association.The men's event was first held in 1976, and the women's was inaugurated in 1979.

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World Squash Federation

The World Squash Federation (WSF) is the international federation for squash, an indoor racquet sport which was formerly called "squash rackets." The WSF is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the International Federation (IF) for squash, and is also a member of the SportAccord and the Association of the IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF).

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Wrestling

Wrestling is a combat sport involving grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds.

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WSF World Team Squash Championships

The WSF World Team Squash Championships are an international squash competition organised by the World Squash Federation (WSF) and played between teams representing different nations.

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125th IOC Session

The 125th IOC Session took place at the Buenos Aires Hilton in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 7 September to 10 September 2013.

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2016 Summer Olympics

The 2016 Summer Olympics (Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad and commonly known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August.

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2018 Summer Youth Olympics

The 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games (Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud de 2018), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, is a forthcoming international sports, cultural, and educational event that will be hosted in Buenos Aires, Argentina between 6 and 18 October 2018.

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2024 Summer Olympics

The 2024 Summer Olympics (Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, and commonly known as Paris 2024, is a forthcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in Paris, France.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squash_(sport)

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