2028 Olympics debut for squash is incentive for Hong Kong players to raise their game, departing coach says
- ‘To try improving on their rankings would be a wise move, because that will surely give them a bigger chance to play at the Games,’ Rebecca Chiu says
- Hong Kong Squash Championships concludes with Alex Lau and Lee Ka-yi winning men’s and women’s titles
Squash’s inclusion in the 2028 Olympics offers encouragement to Hongkongers, the city’s outgoing women’s coach has said as she urged players to raise their game to ensure they join the party.
As the Hong Kong Squash Championships wrapped up on Saturday with Alex Lau Tsz-kwan and Lee Ka-yi being crowned men’s and women’s champions respectively, coach Rebecca Chiu Wing-yin urged all of those involved to “work harder” in case world rankings are used to determine places in Los Angeles.
“The timing is good because players have five years to prepare for it,” Chiu said. “But we don’t know the criteria for allocations yet. Is it by region or world rankings?
“So to try improving on their rankings would be a wise move, because that will surely give them a bigger chance to play at the Games.”
Chiu, who won Asian Games gold in Busan in 2002, said making squash a medal event in the global version was “massive”.
