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Squash Rackets Federation of India
SportSquash
AbbreviationSRFI
Regional affiliationAsian Squash Federation
LocationChennai
PresidentDebendranath Sarangi
SecretaryK.Rajendiran
CoachCyrus Poncha
Official website
www.indiasquash.com
India

The Squash Rackets Federation of India or SRFI is the Indian governmental apex body for the game of squash. It conducts the National Squash Championship, and promotes the game through the different state level squash bodies, and provides training facilities and selects the squad for the Indian team. It also chooses coaches for the national team (presently Cyrus Poncha and Major S. Maniam). The rise of squash worldwide with many players in the top 100 worldwide and India's higher rankings worldwide are a testament to the hard work put in by the administrators and players over the last decade.

Among the major facilities created by the SRFI is the ICL-TNSRA squash academy,[1] which hosted the World Team Championship in 2007.[2]

Conflict between the SRFI and squash athletes came to a fore in 2005, when the government was conferring the Dronacharya award on SRFI affiliated squash coach Cyrus Poncha. India's number one squash player Joshna Chinappa wrote a letter to the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs that she never trained under Poncha, and that he had misused her name to get the Dronacharya award.[3] The SRFI chairman Ramachandran then produced testimonials from Joshna where she acknowledges the support of SRFI and Poncha.

In 2008, the SRFI chose a woman's squad for the Asian championships without Dipika Pallikal, who was then training in Egypt, after having recently won the under-17 British Open. The federation cited irregularities in the paperwork in informing the group about her absence due to training,[4] but it was felt that this might have been a rivalry with the Mittal Champions Trust which had been sponsoring her training abroad.

The SRFI maintains the website, "Indiasquash.com" which announces the national squash calendar and other details.[5]

Activities

The various activities conducted by the SRFI during the year include:

  • Coaching camps.
  • Tournaments (National & International).
  • Daily training at the Indian Squash Academy.
  • Referee clinics.
  • Participates in International competitions.
  • Level 1, 2 & 3 coaching courses.
  • Development activities at tier 2 and 3 cities.

Rise of Indian Squash

Main article: Squash in India
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Postings

In February 2015, the federation appointed Harish Prasad as a National Development Officer to manage, develop and oversee Indian Squash. The SRFI currently has 10,000 registered players, web streaming at all tournaments, equal prize money and over 15 tournaments across India.

In June 2015, Debendranath Sarangi and K Rajendiran were elected unopposed as president and secretary-general respectively of the Squash Rackets Federation of India at its Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM).

In July 2016, Egyptian coach Ashraf el Karagui appointed by the Sports Authority of India to serve Indian squash. Within a short span he has made significant difference to the Junior and Senior players. Currently India's top two players, Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal Karthik trains with Ashraf and praises for the changes he has brought to their game.

In February 2017, Debendranath Sarangi was elected as the vice-president of the Asia Squash Federation with two-third majority at the 37th ASF Annual General Meeting. Sarangi is the second Indian to become the vice-president of the ASF.

In July 2017, SRFI President Debendranath Sarangi was elected as a member of the World Squash Federation's ethics committee.

See also

References

  1. ^ Cyrus Poncha blog
  2. ^ http://wmt2007.com/press.htm
  3. ^ Shobha Warrier (3 September 2005). "SRFI rally behind Poncha".
  4. ^ Sambuddha Dutt (5 February 2008). "Justice eludes squash player Dipika Pallikal". NDTV.
  5. ^ "Squash Rackets Federation of India". www.indiasquash.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

External links

Template:Top ten Indian male squash players Template:Top ten Indian female squash players

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