Summary:
New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI) Two-time World Championships medallist Chris Walker has been appointed as Indian squash team"s foreign coach on an "event basis" ahead of the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games later this year.
According to a Sports Ministry release, Walker, who represented England in squash and cycling, will be "engaged" with the Indian team for 16 weeks.
Walker’s appointment was recommended by the Sports Authority of India’s Selection Committee and officials of the Squash Racquet Federation of India (SRFI).
India did not have a foreign coach since Egypt"s Achraf el Karargui left in March 2018 due to differences with SRFI.
With Mark Cairns, Walker won the inaugural World Doubles Squash Championships in 1997.
Having moved base to the United States, he rose to be the national coach of the US team.