At a recent meeting in Malaysia, the Executive Board of the Commonwealth Games Federation confirmed that squash would be one of the 'Core Sports' of the Games. The decision came following a report from the Sports Committee pertaining to the sports programme of the Games.
It was agreed that squash would be one of ten sports which "shall be obligatory" on the programme - including athletics, aquatics (swimming), badminton, boxing, hockey, lawn bowls, netball, rugby sevens (men) and weightlifting.
Jahangir Khan, the record ten-times British Open champion who is president of the World Squash Federation, said: "WSF is delighted to be named a Core Sport for future editions of the Commonwealth Games and I would like to thank president Michael Fennell and the team at the CGF for acknowledging squash's role toward the success of the Games.
"Squash and the Commonwealth Games form a natural partnership because the sport is played in virtually every Commonwealth country - and the level is truly world-class, as demonstrated in Melbourne.
"WSF looks forward to working with the CGF to ensure the success of Delhi 2010 and future editions," Khan concluded.