Nicol's Prestigious Awards
by Nick-at-Will

Squash Racquets Association of Malaysia Squash player Nicol David arrives for the Laureus Sports Awards in Kuala Lumpur March 26, 2014. Photo credit to REUTERS/Samsul Said (MALAYSIA - Tags: SPORT)

March 29, 2014 - Although Nicol David was not successful in winning her eighth world squash championship title in Penang last weekend, she was the recipient of two other prestigious awards.

On Thursday March 20th in Penang, the Women's Squash Association (WSA) Platinum Service Award was presented to Nicol. "I am truly honored to be recognized with the 2013 WSA Platinum Service Award by the panel," said the illustrious Malaysian, who has topped the women's world squash rankings unopposed since August of 2006. "Thank you for giving me the opportunity to give back to women's squash. I hope to do more in the future to represent our women's tour."

On Tuesday, March 25th in Kuala Lumpur, Nicol was named as a Laureus Academy Ambassador, which will definitely help squash gain global recognition. The world's #1 women's squash-player and seven-time world champion is only one of two squash-players named by Laureus as their global sport Ambassadors, the other being Nick Matthew of England, current PSA men's world #1 squash-player.

Nicol believes that being part of the Laureus Academy means squash is slowly but surely gaining more attention on the world stage. “When I first heard the news, I was really surprised! It is quite a dream come true to be recognized by Laureus and be associated with them,” said Nicol. “They have prestige - and what they represent is truly global in terms of sport. It is an honor that Laureus recognizes that I and SQUASH have something to offer the Ambassador program."

Left to right: Nicol's manager Rob Sutton, Nicol, her mother Ann and dad Desmond

It has been acknowledged that Laureus needs to be much more than a spectacular red carpet event. It is a year-round charity dedicated to effecting social change through sport. The Laureus World Sports Academy is a world-wide dedicated team of 46 legendary sportsmen and sportswomen who have all volunteered their services to this cause, acting as global Ambassadors and visiting various projects to encourage young people to participate in sport.

On Monday, in preparation for the upcoming $100,000 British Open scheduled for the week of May 13-18, Nicol will be resuming her training in Amsterdam with her coach Liz Irving. Stay tuned!







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