Squash was successfully admitted to the Olympics.

On October 17, Beijing time, the 141st Plenary Session of the International Olympic Committee passed a proposal for five new events in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics by a show of hands. Squash, which had missed the Olympics many times, was successfully selected. Five years later, squash made its Olympic debut.

In recent years, the promotion of squash in China has achieved good results, with more and more young people taking part in it, and squash halls in big cities are basically full on weekends. Knowing that squash has successfully entered the Olympics, many domestic squash practitioners and enthusiasts are undoubtedly the most excited.

Behind the scenes

After more than 20 years of hard work, squash is finally included in the Olympics

In early October, the International Olympic Committee announced through its official website that the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee had applied to include baseball and softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse and squash as new sports in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. On October 17, at the 141st Plenary Session of the International Olympic Committee in Mumbai, India, five events, including squash, were successfully admitted to the Olympics.

In 1998, squash appeared at the Bangkok Asian Games and became an official event of the Asian Games. In the following years, the World Squash Federation (WSF) applied many times to include squash as an Olympic event, but has been unable to do so. In the competition to apply to join the 2000 Sydney Olympics, squash lost to taekwondo by two votes. Squash was excluded from the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Current status

The level of youth has improved significantly, and the squash courts are popular over the weekend

After repeated setbacks before, why can squash become an official event in the 2028 Olympic Games? There are many reasons for this, but a very important point is that the International Olympic Committee is trying hard to embrace the younger generation and trendy culture. As more and more young people participate in squash, it will become more competitive.

After the proposal to add five new sports was approved, International Olympic Committee President Bach said that the selection of these five new sports was in line with the sports culture of the United States. Their addition will allow the Olympic movement to connect with new groups of athletes and fans in the United States and around the world.

The level of youth has improved significantly, and the squash courts are popular over the weekend

Before 2010, golfers across the country basically played as a hobby, and the venues were all affiliated facilities of clubs. After the Guangzhou Asian Games, as soon as young people, especially those who wanted to study abroad, came in, there was a market for squash, and many golfers became coaches.

Later, as there were more and more children and more coaches, squash halls or training institutions with squash projects as their main business emerged. “Until now, more and more young people are willing to try squash. Basically, on Saturdays and Sundays, all venues are very popular.” Yao Wenli’s squash court is located north of the North Fifth Ring Road in Beijing. The location is not very good. If you want to play on the weekend, you usually have to make a reservation before Wednesday.

Squash has reached a higher level among the domestic masses, and the competitive level of young people has also been greatly improved. Nowadays, in youth squash competitions, the number of people in the same age group has increased several times compared with previous years, and the technical level is also even better.

However, After the short-term joy of squash being admitted to the Olympics, there are still many challenges to face. For example, How to regulate industry development. The manufacturing of the squash court will be a important aspect.

How much do you know about squash court manufacturing and construction?

LDK is one of the few professional factories have the capability to produce high quality squash court. It dedicated in sports equipment manufacturing since 1981, and develop as a one stop supplier of sports courts facilities and equipment, including soccer courts, basketball courts, padel courts, tennis courts, gymnastics courts, squash court etc. The products are compliant with criterion of most sports federations,including FIBA, FIFA, FIVB, FIG, BWF etc

LDK covers a wide range products categories. Most equipment you see in the Olypic Games can be offered by LDK.