Switch or stay? Nations field Olympic squash enquiries from players - Squash Mad

Interesting article on Squash and the Olympics, some select quotes:

_If a male or female athlete plays for a country in the upcoming World Team Championships, he/she could not represent a different country until after December 2027. This would also exclude the player from qualifying via an Olympic qualifying event taking place before January 2028._

_Rules dictate a one-year exclusionary period for under-18 players, as opposed to the three years for a senior player who undertakes a change of nationality._

The article says supposedly a senior and junior Egyptian player are in the talks with Singapore federation. Such a hard decision! I fully get players want to play the Olympics, what a dream, but giving up your nationality without even having any certainty that you will qualify or be fit and injury free, tough stuff. I don't think I'd do it, but what do I know.

Lastly, I listened to a podcast with Andy Whipp who also informed me that the decision which sports make it into the Olympics 2032 is actually in 2027, so before the Olympics. This is supposedly always the case, see Breaking this time around, the federation knew beforehand they hadn't been picked by LA. This means Squash has to have their act together in 2026 and not rely on a good olympic showing. Which means that we might have the situation that squash is at the Olympics in 2028, all knowing that they won't be in Australia in 2032.

Interesting times.