A Squash Town
“The small village of Nawakille (pop. few thousand) outside the frontier city of Peshawar in Pakistan boasts something that no other in the world can. Over the last half century, the village that does not have a single squash court, has produced six world number ones in the sport. In fact, since 1950 the six between them have won 29 British Opens (the Wimbledon of squash) and 14 World Opens (which started only in 1975). . .”
Nawakille: A Squash Town in All Things Pakistan, via 3Quarks Daily.
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October 24th, 2008 at 11:12
parang ‘cool runnings,’ the movie about the jamaican bobsled team. or, closer to home, pinoy ice-skating champions who learned lang at the megamall rink.
October 25th, 2008 at 01:48
Squash, it made me think of
falling leaves, ghouls and goblins,
not racquet sports not Nawakille,
but pumpkins, tots and Halloween.