Squash player Sobhy Says: Drawing strength from setbacks

“Uko ubuzima bungeraho kose ubu, nzi ko nshobora kubyihanganira.”

Amanda Sobhy yagarutse mu irushanwa muri uyu mwaka w'imikino, asoza inzozi ze z'imvune zari zimaze igihe kirekire kandi yongera imbaraga mu mikinire ye myinshi itangaje, amaherezo aba umukinnyi ukomeye mu ikipe ya Amerika yageze ku gikombe cyayo cya kabiri cyikurikiranya cya WSF World Squash Team Championship.

Muri Shampiyona y'Isi y'amakipe ya Squash, shampiyona ya mbere y'isi aho amarushanwa y'abagabo n'abagore yakinwe icyarimwe, Sobhy yaganiriye n'itsinda ry'abanyamakuru ku bijyanye n'imiterere ye ya Amerika na Misiri, uburyo inzira yo gukira indwara yo kurya n'imitsi ibiri yavunitse ya Achilles byamuhaye imitekerereze idashobora kwangirika, n'impamvu yashoboraga kwandika amateka menshi mu mikino Olempike ya 2028 i Los Angeles.

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Amanda Sobhy atera umupira mu gihe yari mu kazi mpuzamahanga mu ikipe ya USA.

Amanda Sobhy ntiyakuze yizeye gukurikira ikirenge mu cy'abakinnyi bazwi cyane bo muri Amerika ba squash. Nk'umukino udasanzwe uzwi cyane mu gihugu, nta n'umwe wabagaho.

Ahubwo, intwari ye yari icyamamare mu mukino wa tenisi Serena Williams.

“Yari afite imbaraga nyinshi kandi akagira umujinya, kandi imbaraga na zo zari ikintu cyanjye,” Sobhy yabwiye Olympics.com mu irushanwa ry’amakipe y’isi ryabereye i Hong Kong mu 2024, ryerekanwa imbonankubone kuri Olympics.com.

“Kandi yakoze ibyo ashaka gusa. Yari umunywanyi ukomeye kandi icyo ni cyo nifuzaga cyane kuba cyo.”

Akurikije iyi myumvire, Sobhy yabaye umukinnyi wa mbere watwaye igikombe cy’isi cya squash muri Amerika mu 2010.

Nyuma yo kuba umukinnyi wabigize umwuga, yakoze amateka menshi nk'umukinnyi wa mbere wo muri Amerika wageze ku rutonde rw'abakinnyi batanu ba mbere mu Ishyirahamwe ry'Abakinnyi babigize umwuga (PSA), mu 2021.

Icyakora, Sobhy yari afite umujyanama wa squash hafi y'iwabo.

Se yari ahagarariye ikipe y'igihugu ya Misiri, igihugu aho squash ifite agaciro nk'umukino ukomeye. Iki gihugu cya Afurika y'Amajyaruguru cyagize igikombe cy'imikino ya squash kidashira mu myaka mirongo itatu ishize.

Ntibyatinze cyane, Sobhy yatangiye gukina no kwitwara neza.

Nubwo yari yarize imikino ye mu makipe yo mu cyaro muri Amerika, inkomoko ya Sobhy mu Misiri yatumye adaterwa ubwoba n'uko abakinnyi bayo bazwi.

“Data yatujyanaga muri Misiri buri mpeshyi mu gihe cy’ibyumweru bitanu, kandi nakuriye nkina n’Abanyamisiri muri imwe mu makipe y’imikino ya mbere yitwaga Heliopolis, aho niho umukinnyi wa mbere ku isi mu bagabo Ali Farag n’uwahoze ari umukinnyi wa mbere mu ikipe ya Ramy Ashour bakinaga. Rero nakuze mbareba bakora imyitozo,” yakomeje avuga.

“Ndi umunyamisiri mu maraso yanjye, kandi ndi umunyamisiri, bityo ndabyumva neza uburyo bwo gukina. Uburyo bwanjye bwo gukina buvanze gato n’uburyo bwo mu Misiri ndetse n’uburyo bwo mu Burengerazuba.”

Ibiza byibasiwe kabiri kuri Amanda Sobhy

Ubu buryo budasanzwe hamwe n'icyizere gikomeye byatumye Sobhy yishimira kuzamuka gukomeye mu rutonde rw'abagore ba Squash ku isi.

Mu 2017, yari akina squash nziza kurusha izindi zose mu mwuga we ubwo yakubitwaga nabi cyane.

Yakiniye mu irushanwa ryabereye muri Kolombiya, yavunitse umutsi wo kuguru kwe kw'ibumoso witwa Achilles.

Nyuma y'amezi 10 yo kugororwa bikomeye, yagarutse, agamije kwishyura igihe yari yatakaje. Nyuma y'uwo mwaka yakurikiyeho, igikombe cya kane cya US National cyakurikiyeho, ndetse n'urutonde rw'abakinnyi batatu ku isi mu rwego rw'umwuga.

Sobhy yakomeje iyi mikino ikomeye mu myaka mike yakurikiyeho, agera muri Hong Kong Open ya 2023 afite icyizere mbere yuko ibiza byongera kubaho.

Nyuma yo gusunika urukuta rw'inyuma kugira ngo agarure umupira ku mukino wa nyuma, yavunitse umutsi wo kuguru kwe kw'iburyo witwa Achilles.

“Nahise menya icyo ari cyo. Kandi gutungurwa nabyo ni cyo kintu kigoye cyane kubyumva. Sinigeze nitega ko imvune ikomeye nk’iyi izongera kubaho mu mwuga wanjye,” Sobhy yemeye.

“Ibitekerezo byanjye bya mbere byari ibi: Nakoze iki kugira ngo nkwiriye ibi? Kuki ibi bimbaho? Ndi umuntu mwiza. Nkora cyane.”

Nyuma yo gufata umwanya wo gukemura ikibazo cye gishya, Sobhy yari azi ko uburyo bwonyine bwo kubyihanganira ari uguhindura uko abona ibintu.

Kwigirira impuhwe n'uburakari byasimbuwe n'icyemezo cyo kugaruka nk'umukinnyi mwiza kurushaho wa squash.

Yagize ati: “Nashoboye guhindura inyandiko nkayibona nk'aho ari nziza. Sinashoboye gukora isubiramo neza nkuko nari kubyifuza ku nshuro ya mbere, none mfite amahirwe yo kongera kubikora. Bityo nagaruka neza kurushaho.”

"Nshobora kubona icyo ntekereza mu bihe bibi byose. Nafashe icyemezo cyo gufata ibyiza byose nshobora kubona muri ubu bunararibonye no kutabireka ngo bingize umwuga wanjye. Nifuzaga kwiyerekana ko nshobora kugaruka rimwe gusa, ariko nshobora kubikora kabiri."

“Byari byoroshye mu buryo bumwe ku nshuro ya kabiri kuko nari nzi icyo ntegereje kandi nashoboraga gufata amasomo nize ku nshuro ya mbere nkayashyira mu bikorwa muri ubu buryo bwo kuvugurura. Ariko nanone, byari bigoye mu mutwe kuko nari nzi uburyo ubwo buryo bwo kuvugurura bugoye kandi burebure. Ariko ndishimye cyane kugaruka kwanjye n'uburyo nafashe urwo rugendo.”

Igihamya cy'umuhati we kiri mu mikorere myiza yagize kuva yagaruka mu rukiko muri Nzeri uyu mwaka.

Yagize ati: “Ibikoresho by’uburambe nshobora kwitabaza igihe cyose ndi mu bihe bikomeye ni byinshi cyane. Nta kintu gikomeye kuruta ibyo nanyuzemo gusa.”

“Byatumye niyizera cyane. Uko ubuzima bungeraho kose ubu, nzi ko nshobora kubigeraho. Byatumye nkomera cyane muri urwo rugendo. Byatumye niga kwiyizera cyane, bityo iyo ndi mu bihe bigoye mu mukino kandi nkumva ndushye, nshobora gukoresha ibyo nanyuzemo mu mwaka ushize kubera imvune yanjye nkabikoresha kugira ngo bimpe imbaraga.”

Squash iri gukundwa cyane ku isi yose

Kuva ku mukino w’umwihariko kugeza ku mukino Olempike, uyu mukino uri kwihutisha iterambere ryawo mu mbuga nkoranyambaga no mu isi nyayo. Hagati y’imyidagaduro n’imyidagaduro mu mujyi n’amarushanwa mu kibuga, hari byinshi byibanzweho ku mukino wa Squash.

Kugeza mu ntangiriro z'ikinyejana cya 20, imikino ya “squash” yakinirwaga mu mashuri gusa. Kugeza mu 1907, Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika zashyizeho ishyirahamwe rya mbere ryihariye rya “squash” ndetse zinashyiraho amategeko aryo. Muri uwo mwaka, ishyirahamwe ry’imikino ya Tennis na Racquet mu Bwongereza ryashyizeho komite nto y’itsinda rya “squash”, ari na ryo ryabaye ishingiro ry’ishyirahamwe ry’imikino ya “British Squash Federation”, ryashinzwe mu 1928. Nyuma y’uko abakinnyi b’ubucuruzi batangiriye kubaka ibibuga bya “racquetball” rusange mu 1950, uyu mukino wahise ukundwa cyane, kandi birashoboka ko mu ntangiriro z’imyaka ya 1880, umubare w’abantu bakinaga uyu mukino wariyongereye cyane. Kugeza icyo gihe, uyu mukino wari ugabanyijwemo amatsinda y’abatarabigize umwuga n’ay’ababigize umwuga. Itsinda ry’abakinnyi b’abahanga ubusanzwe ni umukinnyi watojwe mu ikipe yihariye.

Muri iki gihe, squash ikinirwa mu bihugu 140. Muri ibyo bihugu, 118 bigize Ishyirahamwe ry’Isi rya Squash. Mu 1998, squash yashyizwe bwa mbere mu mikino ya 13 ya Aziya yabereye i Bangkok. Ubu ni imwe mu mikino yabereye mu Nteko Mpuzamahanga ya Siporo, imikino ya Afurika, imikino ya Pan American na Commonwealth Games.