By Mark Gleeson

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -Inclusion in the Los Angeles Games has ensured a major boost for squash, which now hopes to use the opportunity to develop the sport and become a regular Olympic feature, World Squash president Zena Wooldridge said on Friday.

Squash was among five sports added to the programme for the 2028 Games as the International Olympic Committee looked to tap into new global audiences, ending decades of previously unsuccessful bids for inclusion in the Olympic programme.

“In many ways it’s been a real boost and a springboard for the sport. We instantly saw a huge surge in the motivation of players and we’ve seen an increase in funding into the sport for many, if not most, nations,” she said on the eve of World Squash Day on Saturday, which this year focuses on i

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