Safina Madhani: squash player shares memories of representing her country at the Commonwealth Games | The Ismaili

The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi would be the first time that Kenyan women were represented in squash, and I was determined to be part of the team.

My game certainly couldn’t be compared to that of Nicole David, the stoic Malaysian who has ranked first in the world among female squash players for five years running. Nevertheless, I am very passionate about the game of squash.

I have been playing the game for over a decade now. Professionally, I am a lawyer, but I enjoy playing squash after a tough day’s work at the Nairobi law firm where I work

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