The Asian Squash Federation was formed on 29 November 1980. The founding members were Bahrain, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
Abbreviation | ASF |
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Formation | 1980 |
Type | Sports organization |
Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Region served | Asia |
Membership | 27 member associations |
President | David Y.Y. Mui |
Vice-president | Fayez Abdullah S. Al-Mutairi Tae-Sook Heo Cyrus Poncha |
General Secretary | Duncan Chiu |
Parent organization | World Squash Federation |
Website | www.asiansquash.org/ |
Background
editPakistan provided the first president, the headquarters, and the secretariat. The principles and objects of the ASF are:
- To serve as the Squash management body in Asia and as such, to promote and assist in the development of the sport among its member countries.
- 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 members.
- To protect the common interests of its members through consultation and coordinated effort.
- To collect, collate and circulate information amongst its members.
- To assist members in promoting competitive Squash for the benefit of all member nations of the federation.
- To arbitrate if circumstances so demand on any Squash-related dispute amongst member countries.
Presidents
editNo. | Years | Name |
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1 | 1980–1985 | M.Anwar Shamim |
2 | 1985–1997 | Edward Jacob |
3 | 1997–2001 | Mokhzani Mahathir |
4 | 2001–2009 | Narayana Ramachandran |
5 | 2009–2013 | Dato' A. Sani Karim |
6 | 2013- | David Y.Y. Mui |
List of members
editNation | Federation | President |
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Bahrain | Bahrain Badminton & Squash Association | Hussam Bin Essa Al-Khalifa |
Bangladesh | Bangladesh Squash Rackets Federation | Mushfiqur Rahman Mohan |
Brunei | Brunei Squash Rackets Association | Abdul Hamid Abdullah |
China | Chinese Squash Association | Zhang Xiaoning |
Chinese Taipei | Squash Rackets Association of Chinese Taipei | Charles-C.Y.Chen |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Squash | David Y Y Mui |
India | Squash Rackets Federation of India | K.S.Sripathi |
Indonesia | Persatuan Squash Indonesia | Syarif Bastaman |
Iran | Iran Squash Federation | Masoud Soleimani |
Iraq | Iraqi Squash Federation | Ali Jihad Ramadhan |
Japan | Japan Squash Association | Totsumi Fujigasaki |
Jordan | Jordan Squash Federation | Ramzi Ali Tabbalat |
South Korea | Korea Squash Federation | WonKwan Kim |
Kuwait | Kuwait Squash Federation | Hussain A. Al Maqsseed |
Lebanon | Lebanese Squash Federation | Mahmoud El Badawi |
Macau | Associacao De Squash De Macau | Cheung Lup Kwan |
Malaysia | Squash Racquets Association Of Malaysia | Dato' Syed Mustaffa Syed Ali |
Nepal | Nepal Squash Rackets Federation | Kishore Maharjan |
Oman | Squash Federation of Oman | Ahmad ben Hashill Al-Muscarry |
Pakistan | Pakistan Squash Federation | Tahir Raffique Butt |
Palestine | Palestine Squash Federation | Mohammed Abou-Loughad |
Philippines | Squash Rackets Association of the Philippines | Romeo M Ribano |
Qatar | Qatar Squash Federation | Nasser Al-Khelaïfi[2] |
Saudi Arabia | Saudi Squash Federation | Tareq Al Tameme |
Singapore | Singapore Squash Rackets Association | Desmond Hill |
Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Squash Federation | Palitha Weerasinghe |
Thailand | Thailand Squash Rackets Association | Patee Sarasin |
Tournaments
editSenior events
- Asian Squash Championships
Junior events
- Asian Junior Squash Championships
- Asian Junior Super Series
Master events
- Asian Masters Championships
Awards
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Nasser al Khelaifi président de QTSBF – Worldnewsmedias.com". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ^ "Asian Squash Federation". www.asiansquash.org. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
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