A New Hotbed of Squash: The Czech Republic
Reported 2.5.99 by Tom Barva
Reported 2.5.99 by Tom Barva
A New Hotbed of Squash: The Czech Republic
| Editor's note: Tom has put together a good website
of information on the Czech squash scene. You can reach it at www.squashclub.cz. Check back
here (no pun intended...) soon for more information about Squash in Czech.
With that sports tradition, it is not surprising that the Czechs have embraced squash. The first squash court was built in Prague, in May, 1989, at the hotel Forum. Since then, over the last ten years, about 200 courts have been built. The most are in Prague, but there are courts in many towns and cities across the Czech republic.
There are nine squash leagues with team from various clubs in men's A,B, and C; women's A,B, and C; and juniors A,B, and C. The TOP TEN men's players in the Czech Republic( up to date on 1.1.99) are:
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The Czech republic is a small country, but with a terrific sports heritage. If you are
a sports fan, you will know that the Czech republic excels at a number of olympic sports,
probably most famously in ice hockey.
The Czech Squash Association (CASQ) was founded in 1992. It has about 1500 members.
There are an estimated 40,000 total squash players in the Czech Republic.