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The World Squash Federation is the international federation for squash, an indoor racket sport. [1] The WSF is recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the International Federation for squash, and is also a member of the Global Association of International Sports Federations and the Association of the IOC Recognised International Sports Federations.
Squash, sometimes called squash rackets, is a racket sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow, rubber ball. The players alternate in striking the ball with their rackets onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court.
The World Squash Championships are squash events, which since the early 1990s have been held annually for both men and women organised by the Professional Squash Association. The men's event was first held in 1976 in London, England and the women's was inaugurated in 1976 in Brisbane, Australia.
The championships are played on courts measuring 32 feet (9.75 metres) by 25 feet – a court size approved by the World Squash Federation in 1992 for the international doubles game. This court size is the same depth as courts for the singles game, but appears to be slightly wider (singles courts are 21 feet wide).
The World Masters Squash Championships are an international squash competition organised by the World Squash Federation and played between players for athletes over the age of 35 years. World Masters are divided into ten categories — Over 35, Over 40, Over 45, Over 50, Over 55, Over 60, Over 65, Over 70, Over 75 and Over 80.
To uphold and enforce the principal aspects of all organisational and technical rules of the sport, as decided by the World Squash Federation and to: implement the fundamental regulations for international competitive Squash; and; maintain a working relationship with the Olympic Council of Asia. To maintain the authority and autonomy of its ...
The World Squash Team Championships are an international squash competition organised by the World Squash Federation and played between teams representing different nations. Countries enter teams of three or four players to represent them in the championships.
The World Squash Federation is the World Governing body for the sport of Squash as recognised by the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF). Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.