These Windsorites are excited for their sports to be showcased at future Olympics

Sarah Khan says she has her eyes squarely set on the 2028 Olympics now that squash has been added to the program of events.

The 21-year-old from Windsor plays professionally and is currently ranked around 201st in the world and is on Canada's NextGen National Squad. She's played across North America and in Europe. 

Squash is one of five sports added to the 2028 Olympic program. Cricket, lacrosse, softball and flag football are the others.

Khan says her goal is to play in Los Angeles five years from now and represent her country.

"I certainly believe that," she said. "I feel very optimistic that in 2028 I'll be a contender for the Olympics. It'll give me more motivation to train and like to play more tournaments. Definitely."

According to Khan, she's on the squash court roughly 20 hours every week.

When not on the court, she's an accountant.

Khan says she was shocked to hear squash was being added to the Olympics — and that she jumped up and down after finding out about it Monday on Instagram.

"It was a complete surprise. I was not certainly expecting it. We were trying for a lot of years to get squash back into the Olympics. It's like a big surprise … I didn't think it was possible."

Khan says if Monday is any indication, she expects interest in squash to grow with it being on the world stage.

"It's picking up a lot. We actually have a lot of people coming out to play. Yesterday when I went to our squash club, there were people just coming out to play because it was announced about the Olympics."

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