Qatar Squash Federation

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Qatar Squash Federation
Logo Qatar Squash Federation.jpg
Sport Squash
Founded1984
Regional affiliation Asian Squash Federation
Location Doha
PresidentNabeel Ali Bin Ali Al-Maslamani
SecretaryHisham Ebrahim Algosaibi
Official website
web.archive.org/web/20120622100927/http://www.qatarsquash.com/
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Qatar Squash Federation is the national organisation for squash in Qatar.

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History

Initially, the Qatar Squash Federation was a part of a joint organization formed in 1984 called the Qatari Tennis and Squash Federation. [1] In 1986, Qatar Squash Federation joined the World Squash Federation, Arabian Squash Federation and Asian Squash Federation. The Qatari Squash Federation is one of the founders of the Organization Committee, which was founded in August 1989. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Llewellyn Flores (24 August 2013). "The making of a champion". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. ↑ www.qatarsquash.com/about.htm Archived June 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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