Swine flu scares off some players of Pune Open Squash, others say virus is no bother
Swine flu scares off some players of Pune Open Squash, others say virus is no bother
Players should push their limits, not the panic button, is the message the Poona Club squash committee wants to give.
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Its high-profile national level squash tournament, Pune Open Squash 2009, from August 8 to August 12 at the Poona Club is on despite all the trepidation about swine flu.
Tournament organisor Rohit Thawani said, "The tourney will go on. Now, it is up to players if they want to come in to play."
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He added, "Even the World Junior Volleyball Championship is on in Balewadi (Pune) with players from all over the world.
Schools are open, other institutions have not shut down, so we see no reason to cancel the tourney."
On Wednesday though, a clutch of players from Daly College, a school in Indore, pulled out citing fears about swine flu.
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'We're in'Avinash Bhavnani, former squash secretary from Otters Club, Bandra, too dismissed fears, saying, "At least 18 players from Otters Club are in the fray."
Dinesh Advani, squash secretary at the Bombay Gymkhana, whose children are participating in the tourney, said, "Children who are unwell would not be participating, so fears that one could contract the flu from other competitors are unfounded."
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