Press reports revealed good news for the Egyptian people in the upcoming Olympic Games, the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics, scheduled to be held in the US state of California.
And it was Paris 2024 Olympics It concluded yesterday, Sunday, with the American delegation excelling and occupying first place in the medals ranking, while Bahrain occupied the Arab ranking.
Four years before the next edition, several reports from international newspapers revealed details of the 34th edition of the Olympic Games, specifying the start date, the stadiums that will host the competitions, and the added and removed sports.
Egyptian joy at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
According to what was revealed by the platform “Forbes“American, the Egyptian people have received good news that makes them eagerly await the next edition, as it confirmed that the International Olympic Committee has decided to include squash as an Olympic game in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
The platform indicated that the committee decided to add some new games and return some games alongside the basic games in the next edition, as the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will witness a version of American football, without contact, called “Flag Football”, in addition to Squashfor the first time in history.
World Squash Federation celebrates decision
Forbes also confirmed that the upcoming Summer Olympics will also witness the return of baseball, softball, lacrosse and cricket, after various periods of absence.
This news is good news for the Egyptian people, as Egypt has had the best squash players in the world for a long time, and many had hoped for its inclusion in the Olympic Games as an opportunity to increase the number of medals.
Egyptian squash players are ranked high in the world rankings for men, with 5 players in the top 10 in the world, and 10 in the top 20, in addition to dominating most world championships.
Egypt had more than 70% of the top 10, before brothers Mohamed and Marwan El Shorbagy decided to represent England.
The situation has not changed much in the women’s competition, as Egypt occupies 4 places out of the first 10 in the ranking, including the first 3 places, and 9 out of the first 20 players.
It is worth noting that Egyptian squash players have succeeded in winning the World Championship title 14 times throughout history, the first of which was in 2003 when the legend Omar Shabana won it, before winning it 3 additional times in 2005, 2007 and 2009, while Egyptian women have succeeded in winning the World title 9 consecutive times, the first of which was in 2015 through Nour El Sherbini, who won the title 7 times and until 2024, when Nouran Gohar won it.
