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Commonwealth Games: Rachael Grinham flies the flag for Australia in tonight’s opening ceremony
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Wednesday, 27 July 2022 22:16
‘I wasn’t expecting this and am in complete shock,’ says GrinhamBy ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)Australia’s Rachael Grinham is the latest squash player to be announced as a flag bearer for tonight’s Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony. Aussie legend Grinham, still competing hard at the age of 45, will be a joint flag bearer alongside three-time hockey gold medallist…
Tesni Evans joins the flag-bearers’ union as she shares tonight’s duties for Wales with cyclist Geraint Thomas
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Thursday, 28 July 2022 02:42
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)Tesni Evans is the latest squash star to be selected as a flag-bearer as she joins cyclist Geraint Thomas to share the duties for Wales in tonight’s Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony. World No.18 Evans was a bronze medallist in the women’s singles in Australia in 2018. That made her the first female squash player to…
Top seed Joelle King is joint flag-bearer for New Zealand at tomorrow’s opening ceremony
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Wednesday, 27 July 2022 11:41
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)Commonwealth Games women’s singles top seed Joelle King has been selected as a joint flag-bearer for New Zealand in tomorrow’s opening ceremony. Three-time Commonwealth Games champion King will join shot-putter Tom Walsh, a two-time Olympic bronze medallist, in flag-carrying duties during the pageant at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium. The pair were announced as Ngā Pou Hapai…
Commonwealth Games, Birmingham 2022: History of squash in the competition by numbers
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Wednesday, 27 July 2022 07:39
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)The 2022 Commonwealth Games begins in Birmingham tomorrow. The five squash competitions (men’s and women’s singles plus men’s, women’s and mixed doubles) will take place at the University of Birmingham Squash Centre from July 29 to August 8. Squash Mad looks at Birmingham 2022 by numbers. Here are some brief facts and figures about squash…
Squash Mad Big Interview: 11 points with British Nationals finalist and World Games runner-up Lucy Beecroft
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Wednesday, 27 July 2022 01:06
‘I enjoyed the whole week in Alabama and especially the closing ceremony which starred Lionel Ritchie’By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)With the Commonwealth Games approaching fast, and young women like Gina Kennedy and Lucy Turmel preparing to make their tournament debuts, I felt it was time to catch up Lucy Beecroft, who has just won the silver medal at the…
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Tuesday, 26 July 2022 10:05
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Sunday, 03 July 2022 07:52
Joelle King and Paul Coll win New Zealand Nationals to warm up for Commonwealth Games in style
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