31-Jul-08:
Sarah Kippax becomes
Official Ambassador
 Rising
British squash star Sarah Kippax has been appointed as an
official ambassador for The Hi-Tec World Squash Championships –
Manchester 2008.
Kippax, 25, who is from Chester and trains twice a week at the
National Squash Centre in Manchester will help to promote the event
to a younger audience. The partnership will also run into 2009 with
Kippax’s ambassadorial role also encompassing the 2009 British
National Squash Championships, to be held at the same venue next
February.
Kippax, who has risen to 31 in the world rankings, has had an
impressive start to 2008 with three tour titles already under her
belt - the Swedish,
Swiss and
Malmo Opens - as she gears up for the
all important World Championships this October.
 "Since
hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2002 Manchester has become a
centre of excellence for hosting world class sporting events, many
of which have inspired local sportsmen and women to take their
sporting ambitions to the highest level.
"As home to The National Squash Centre, Manchester has extremely
strong links with the sport and Sarah is a perfect example of a
local sportsperson who has been inspired and benefitted from the
great events which we host."
Chairman of the Organising Committee and
Head of Major Sports Events and Partnerships, Manchester City
Council
 As
part of Kippax’s ambassadorial duties she has modelled for a library
of creative images which will be used in the promotion of the
Championships and will be providing master-class sessions to members
of the media.
Kippax is in esteemed company as an ambassador for The Hi-Tec World
Squash Championships Manchester 2008, with both the men’s and
women’s World Number ones Amr Shabana and Nicol David
also lending their backing to the tournament.
The arrival of The Hi-Tec World
Squash Championships – Manchester 2008 marks the first time in the
history of the sport that the men’s and women’s World Opens will be
contested concurrently in a British city.
The Manchester crowds will be treated to a feast of top squash
action with the world’s top 64 men and leading 32 women all vying
for the title of World Champion during the nine days of competition
which kicks off on Saturday 11th October. |
"I am delighted to have become an ambassador for Championships.
"Coming from the north-west myself it is a fantastic opportunity for
me to be involved in the promotion of a major international squash
event which can create a legacy for the sport for years to come.
"Squash does not always get the profile it deserves and I hope that
my involvement will play some part in taking the sport to a new,
younger audience who can carry squash towards its goal of becoming
an Olympic sport for 2016."
Major Events in Manchester
The Hi-Tec World Squash Championships – Manchester 2008 are just one
of a series of world class sporting events which have taken place in
the north west in 2008, with the city having successfully hosted the
UCI Track Cycling World Championships, the 9th FINA World
Swimming Championships (25m), the UEFA Cup Final and the
BUPA Great Manchester Run. |
