Nicol David Heads World Games Field In Colombia by Howard Harding 20 June 2013
- Malaysia's world number one Nicol David is seeded to win her third
successive World Games squash title when the ninth edition of the event
takes place in Cali, Colombia, from 25 July to 4 August.
The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport
event - designed for sports or disciplines or events within a sport
that are not contested in the Olympic Games. The World Games, contested
every four years, are organised and governed by the International World
Games Association (IWGA), under the patronage of the International
Olympic Committee (IOC).
The squash championships will take place at the Canas Gordas Comfenalco
Club - featuring an all-glass showcourt - from 2-4 August.
After winning her first women's World Games gold medal in Germany in
2005, record seven-time world champion David successfully defended the
title in the 2009 Games in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei.
A new men's champion is assured: France's world number two Gregory
Gaultier will be the event's top seed, while second seed Peter Barker,
the world No7, will be hoping to keep the title in English hands.
Local interest in the men's event will be led by Miguel Angel
Rodriguez, the world No19 from Bogota who is the second highest-ranked
South American of all-time.
Past World Games gold medallists also include Nick Matthew (England),
Peter Nicol (England), Ahmed Barada (Egypt) and Sarah Fitz-Gerald
(Australia).
Players from 20 nations will be represented in the 2013 squash championships, as below:
Australia: Cameron Pilley, Ryan Cuskelly, Donna Urquhart, Rachael Grinham Brazil: Thaisa Serafini Canada: Shawn Delierre, Samantha Cornett Colombia: Miguel Angel Rodriguez, Bernardo Samper, Catalina Pelaez, Laura Tovar Perez Egypt: Tarek Momen, Omar Mosaad, Raneem El Weleily, Omneya Abdel Kawy England: Peter Barker, Tom Richards, Emma Beddoes, Sarah-Jane Perry France: Gregory Gaultier, Mathieu Castagnet, Camille Serme Germany: Simon Rosner, Raphael Kandra, Franziska Hennes Guyana: Mary Fung-A-Fat Hungary: Edina Szombati India: Harinder Pal Sandhu, Mahesh Mangaonkar, Dipika Pallikal, Joshana Chinappa Jamaica: Christopher Binnie Japan: Ryosei Kobayashi, Misaki Kobayashi Kuwait: Abdullah Al Muzayen Malaysia: Ong Beng Hee, Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan, Nicol David, Low Wee Wern Mexico: Samantha Teran Netherlands: Laurens Jan Anjema, Natalie Grinham Peru: Diego Elias Russia: Alina Tuzlukova USA: Julian Illingworth, Christopher Gordon
