HONG KONG – Seven former and one current Harvard squash student-athlete are set to take the world stage at the 2024 World Squash Team Championships this week. Representing five different nations, Harvard squash athletes will compete in the tournament throughout the next week with the finals set to take place on Sunday, Dec. 15.
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Amanda Sobhy '15,
Marina Stefanoni '23 and
Caroline Fouts '28 make up three of the four athletes representing the United States on the women's side. Harvard will have four representatives in total on the United State squad, as Timmy Brownell '20 is set to compete on the men's side during the tournament. The United States women are looking to take home the world championship after coming in as the runners-up in the 2022 tournament.
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World No. 1 Ali Farag '14 is looking to claim his fourth gold medal with the Egyptian team this week. Farag competed in the 2023, 2019 and 2017 games to help Egypt claim World Champion honors in all three tournaments.
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Gina Kennedy '20 - currently ranked No. 6 in the world rankings - will represent England in the tournament for the first time in her career. Her former teammate Hannah Craig '21 will also wear her nation's colors for the first time in the tournament when she represents Ireland.
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You can follow all the Harvard representatives competing in the World Championships on wsfworldteams.com.
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