Squash Backs Anti-doping Campaign
Nick Matthew and Nicol David, the two world champions in squash, have announced their backing for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) ‘Say No To Doping’ campaign.
The new focus comes as squash battles for a place in the 2020 Olympic Games.
Matthew said: ‘We professionals are educated about the dangers of taking or ingesting anything that we are not certain about in respect to anti-doping, but we need to play our part to ensure that the sport as a whole is alive to the need to stay clean. If one person lets us down, the whole sport suffers.’
World Squash Federation President N Ramachandran, who last month was re-elected to serve a further term, added: ‘We are proud of our anti-doping record, but vigilance is so important to keep it that way. It is for this reason that we, with the support of the players, keep the message percolating down.
‘The WADA ‘Say No To Doping’ campaign is one we have enthusiastically latched onto to assist the process.’
Squash is aiming for a place at the 2020 Olympic Games, in competition with climbing, karate, roller sports, wakeboarding, baseball and softball, and wushu.
