WSF Ambassadors Pilley & Wee Wern Head For Papua New Guinea by Howard Harding 4 April 2014
- Oceania will host the 2014 WSF Ambassador Programme when the region's
top squash player Cameron Pilley leads the World Squash Federation
initiative in Papua New Guinea later this year.
Pilley, the world No17
from Australia (pictured above), be joined by Malaysian Low Wee Wern,
the women's world No7 (pictured below), for the latest Ambassador
Programme international promotional initiative which was launched by
the WSF three years ago.
With two of the
sport's leading international players, plus an international coach and
referee, the WSF Ambassadors first visited the Baltic country of
Latvia, followed in 2012 by a trip to the African countries of Malawi
and Namibia, before last year taking in Panama and Venezuela.
This year, between
Friday 30 May and Sunday 1 June, the players will integrate with the
local squash community in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, providing
clinics and exhibition matches. Meanwhile coaching and refereeing
workshops will be hosted by Australians Marc Forster and Nathan
Turnbull, respectively.
"We are pleased to
have the presence of two of the top international squash stars coming
to Papua New Guinea," said Papua New Guinea Squash Federation President
Edmond Pereira. "It will not only bring great media interest here, but
give our squash community an exciting opportunity to interact with them.
"It is hoped that it
will also rekindle the growth and development of squash as a sport in
the country, bringing new and young players to our wonderful sport."
WSF Chief Executive
Andrew Shelley, who will lead the group, explained: "Squash is played
in 185 countries so we can only scratch the surface with this
initiative, but taken alongside the work done by our regions and
stronger countries we have a very strong support network in place."
