Squash player Sobhy Says: Drawing strength from setbacks

"N'agbanyeghị ihe ndụ na-enye m ugbu a, ama m na m nwere ike imeri ya."

Amanda Sobhy laghachiri asọmpi n'oge a, kwụsị ihe mgbu ahụ ogologo oge ya ma wulite ike site na usoro ihe ngosi dị egwu na-abawanye ụba, nke mechara bụrụ akụkụ dị mkpa nke otu US nke ruru asọmpi WSF World Squash Team nke abụọ n'usoro.

Na asọmpi otu egwuregwu ụwa nke akpọrọ World Squash Team Championship, asọmpi mbụ e mere n'otu oge n'ụwa, Sobhy gwara ndị otu mgbasa ozi gbasara njirimara ya nke ndị America-Egypt, otu usoro ịgbake site na nsogbu iri nri na akwara Achilles abụọ gbawara agbawa si enye ya echiche a na-apụghị ibibi ebibi, na ihe kpatara o ji nwee ike ime akụkọ ihe mere eme karịa na asọmpi Olimpiks nke afọ 2028 na Los Angeles.

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Amanda Sobhy na-etinye aka n'ịchọta bọọlụ mgbe ọ nọ n'ọrụ mba ofesi na otu egwuregwu mba USA.

Amanda Sobhy etoghị n'olileanya ịgbaso nzọụkwụ nke ndị egwuregwu squash ama ama na Amerịka. Dịka egwuregwu pụrụ iche na nnukwu echiche mba ahụ, ọ dịghị nke ọ bụla.

Kama, dike ya bụ Serena Williams, onye ama ama n'ihe gbasara tenis.

“O nwere ike dị ukwuu ma dịkwa ike, ike bụkwa ihe m ji kpọrọ ihe,” Sobhy gwara Olympics.com na asọmpi otu ụwa nke 2024 na Hong Kong, ebe a na-egosi ya ozugbo na Olympics.com.

"O mere ihe o chọrọ. Ọ bụ onye asọmpi siri ike, nke ahụ bụkwa ihe m chọsiri ike ịbụ."

Site n'inwe echiche a, Sobhy ghọrọ onye mmeri mbụ n'ụwa squash na USA na 2010.

Mgbe ọ ghọchara ọkachamara, o mere akụkọ ihe mere eme dịka onye egwuregwu mbụ na mba Amerịka ruru ọkwa ise kachasị elu n'ọkwa Professional Squash Association (PSA), na 2021.

Ma, Sobhy nwere onye ndụmọdụ skwọsh dị nso n'ụlọ ya.

Nna ya nọchitere anya otu egwuregwu mba Ijipt, mba ebe skwọsh na-enwe ọkwa dị ka egwuregwu dị mkpa. Mba dị n'Ebe Ugwu Afrịka emepụtala ndị mmeri skwọsh nke yiri ka ha na-aga nke ọma n'ime afọ iri atọ gara aga.

O teghị aka tupu Sobhy amalite ịgba egwu ma mee nke ọma.

N'agbanyeghị na ọ mụtara ọrụ ya n'òtù egwuregwu obodo dị na Amerịka, ọ bụ ezie na Sobhy si Ijipt pụta, aha ọma nke ndị egwuregwu ha anaghị atụ ya ụjọ.

“Nna anyị na-akpọrọ anyị gaa Ijipt kwa oge okpomọkụ ruo izu ise, m wee tolite na-egwu egwuregwu megide ndị Ijipt n'otu n'ime klọb egwuregwu mbụ a na-akpọ Heliopolis, ebe Ali Farag, onye mbụ n'ụwa nke ụmụ nwoke, na onye bụbu onye mmeri Ramy Ashour, na-egwu egwu. Ya mere, etolitere m na-ekiri ka ha na-eme ihe omume,” ka ọ gara n'ihu.

"Abụ m onye Ijipt n'ọbara, abụkwa m nwa amaala Ijipt, yabụ aghọtara m ụdị egwuregwu ahụ. Ụdị m dị ka ngwakọta nke ụdị Ijipt na ụdị ọdịda anyanwụ a haziri ahazi."

Ọdachi ahụ mere Amanda Sobhy ugboro abụọ

Ụdị pụrụ iche a, tinyere nkwenye siri ike nke onwe, mere ka Sobhy nwee mmụba dị ukwuu n'ọkwa ụmụ nwanyị n'ụwa nke squash.

N'afọ 2017, ọ nọ n'ọkwa kachasị mma n'ọrụ ya mgbe e merụrụ ya ahụ nke ukwuu.

Mgbe ọ na-egwuri egwu n'asọmpi emere na Colombia, ọ gbajiri akwara Achilles n'ụkwụ aka ekpe ya.

Mgbe ọnwa iri nke ọgwụgwọ siri ike gasịrị, ọ lọtara, na-ebu n'obi ịkwụghachi oge furu efu. Ọ nwetara ọkwa nke anọ nke mba US mgbe afọ ahụ gasịrị, wee nweta ọkwa atọ n'ụwa kachasị elu n'ọrụ ya.

Sobhy gara n'ihu n'ọkwa dị mma a n'ime oge ole na ole sochirinụ wee rute na Hong Kong Open nke afọ 2023 n'obi ike tupu ọdachi emee ọzọ.

Mgbe ọ kwapụrụ mgbidi azụ iji nweta bọọlụ na njedebe ikpeazụ, ọ gbawara akwara Achilles dị n'ụkwụ aka nri ya.

"Amaara m ozugbo ihe ọ bụ. Ihe ijuanya ya bụ ihe kacha sie ike ime ka m chee echiche. Atụghị m anya na mmerụ ahụ dị otú a ga-eme ọzọ n'ọrụ m," Sobhy kwetara.

"Echiche mbụ m bụ: Gịnị ka m mere iji ruo eru nke a? Gịnị mere ihe a ji eme m? Abụ m ezigbo mmadụ. Ana m arụsi ọrụ ike."

Mgbe o were obere oge iji dozie nsogbu ọhụrụ ya, Sobhy maara na naanị ụzọ isi merie nke a bụ ịgbanwe echiche ya.

Obi ebere onwe onye na iwe gbanwere site n'ikpebi ịlaghachi dị ka onye egwuregwu skwọsh ka mma.

"Enwere m ike ịgbanwe ihe odide ahụ wee lee ya anya dị ka ihe dị mma. Enweghị m ike ime mgbatị ahụ dịka m gaara achọ na mbụ, ugbu a enwere m ohere ime ya ọzọ. Ya mere, m ga-alọghachi nke ọma," ka o kwuru.

"Enwere m ike ịchọpụta ihe ọ bụla dị njọ. Ekpebiri m iwepụ ihe ọma ọ bụla m nwere ike ime na ahụmịhe a ma ghara ikwe ka ọ bibie ọrụ m. Achọrọ m igosi onwe m na agaghị m alọghachi ọzọ, mana enwere m ike ime ya ugboro abụọ."

"N'otu aka ahụ, ọ dị mfe karịa nke ugboro abụọ n'ihi na amaara m ihe m ga-atụ anya ya, enwere m ike iji ihe mmụta ndị m mụtara na mbụ mee ihe ma tinye ya n'ọrụ na usoro mgbake a. Mana n'otu oge ahụ, ọ siri ike n'uche n'ihi na amaara m otú usoro mgbake ahụ si sie ike ma dị ogologo. Mana enwere m nnukwu mpako maka mlọghachi na otu m si mee njem ahụ."

Ihe akaebe nke ịrụsi ọrụ ike ya bụ n'ọdịdị ọma o nwere kemgbe ọ lọtara n'ụlọikpe na Septemba afọ a.

"Ngwa ọrụ nke ahụmịhe m nwere ike ịkpọ mgbe ọ bụla ihe isi ike na-eme m dị oke ukwuu. Ọ dịghị ihe siri ike karịa ihe m gabigara," ka o kwuru.

"Ọ manyere m ịtụkwasị onwe m obi karịa. N'agbanyeghị ihe ndụ na-enye m ugbu a, ama m na m nwere ike ịgafe ya. O meela ka m sie ike karịa n'usoro ahụ. O meela ka m mụta ịtụkwasị onwe m obi karịa, yabụ mgbe m nọ n'ọnọdụ siri ike n'egwuregwu ma nwee ike ọgwụgwụ, enwere m ike iji ihe ndị m gabigara n'afọ gara aga mee ihe mmerụ ahụ m ma jiri ike ahụ mee ka m nwee ume."

Skwọsh na-ewu ewu n'ụwa niile

Site n'egwuregwu pụrụ iche ruo n'egwuregwu Olympic, egwuregwu a na-eme ka mgbasa ozi ọha na eze na ụwa n'ezie dịkwuo ngwa ngwa. N'etiti ntụrụndụ na ntụrụndụ n'obodo na asọmpi n'ọgbọ egwuregwu, a na-elekwasị anya na skwọsh.

Ruo mmalite narị afọ nke 20, a na-egwu skwọsh naanị n'ụlọ akwụkwọ. Ọ bụ naanị n'afọ 1907 ka United States guzobere otu egwuregwu skwọsh pụrụ iche mbụ ma guzobe iwu maka ya. N'otu afọ ahụ, otu egwuregwu Tenis na Racquet nke Britain guzobere otu obere kọmitii skwọsh, nke bụ ihe mbụ e guzobere British Skwọsh Federation, nke e guzobere na 1928. Mgbe ndị egwuregwu azụmaahịa malitere iwu ụlọ egwuregwu rakịshbọl ọha na eze na 1950, egwuregwu ahụ ghọrọ ihe a ma ama ngwa ngwa, ikekwe na mmalite afọ 1880, ọnụọgụ ndị na-egwu egwuregwu ahụ mụbara nke ukwuu. Ruo mgbe ahụ, e kewara egwuregwu ahụ n'ime otu ndị amateur na ndị ọkachamara. Otu ndị egwuregwu ọkachamara na-abụkarị onye egwuregwu a zụrụ azụ na klọb pụrụ iche.

Taa, a na-egwu skwọsh n'ime mba 140. N'ime ha, mba 118 mejupụtara World Squash Federation. Na 1998, e tinyere skwọsh na egwuregwu Eshia nke iri na atọ na Bangkok. Ọ bụ ugbu a otu n'ime ihe omume nke World Sports Congress, African Games, Pan American Games na Commonwealth Games.