[h=1]Pakistan officials check players' armpits to determine age as world squash joins forces to remove doubt[/h] [h=2]The World Squash Federation has admitted to ongoing talks with Pakistan officials following the revelation that the nations junior players had their armpits checked to determine correct ages.[/h]
Sixty per cent of players were last month found to be overage after 150 tests were conducted in three separate junior age categories, according to Karachi-based The News.
It prompted fears that Pakistan could be set to field four overage players in the world junior championships, which start in Doha, Qatar this weekend.
However, Andrew Shelley, the WSF chief executive, told The Telegraph: We have been working with the Pakistan Squash Federation over the last month.
We want to help them manage to achieve our shared aim that any doubt over the age of possible competitors in our junior championships is removed via independent testing. This is very much ongoing.
The somewhat archaic method of testing came as Pakistan officials launched a project in the US to revive the country's glory years in a sport they once dominated.
Former great Jahangir Khan and several Pakistan officials launched the initiative in Boston, which aims to educate and provide exposure for burgeoning talent in the US, with the help of associations and academies.
Pakistan last won a major trophy in 1997, when Jansher Khan won the British Open title.
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Sixty per cent of players were last month found to be overage after 150 tests were conducted in three separate junior age categories, according to Karachi-based The News.
It prompted fears that Pakistan could be set to field four overage players in the world junior championships, which start in Doha, Qatar this weekend.
However, Andrew Shelley, the WSF chief executive, told The Telegraph: We have been working with the Pakistan Squash Federation over the last month.
We want to help them manage to achieve our shared aim that any doubt over the age of possible competitors in our junior championships is removed via independent testing. This is very much ongoing.
The somewhat archaic method of testing came as Pakistan officials launched a project in the US to revive the country's glory years in a sport they once dominated.
Former great Jahangir Khan and several Pakistan officials launched the initiative in Boston, which aims to educate and provide exposure for burgeoning talent in the US, with the help of associations and academies.
Pakistan last won a major trophy in 1997, when Jansher Khan won the British Open title.
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