Cyrus Poncha will be the Vice-President for a four-year term. Fayez Abdullah S. Al-Mutairi of Kuwait and Tae-sook Heo of Korea are the other two Vice-Presidents along with Cyrus Poncha.
David Mui of Hong Kong was elected unopposed as the President for a second term.
Cyrus Poncha is the third Indian after N Ramachandran and Debendranath Sarangi to hold office as the Vice-President of the Asian Squash Federation.
In an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda, Cyrus Poncha said he was happy to be a part of the Asian Squash Federation and termed it a huge honor and responsibility.
Next year is an important year for Asian squash
Cyrus Poncha was instrumental in starting domestic squash events in Chennai and Noida after the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. He said he would love to replicate the same at the Asian level as the upcoming year is an all-important one for the players.
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Having grown up in the ranks from being a player to a coach and then an administrator, Cyrus Poncha feels he has got enough experience to understand every aspect of the game from various quarters. He said he would put all his experience to use to develop the sport.
The president of the SRFI, Debendranath Sarangi, in a statement, congratulated Cyrus Poncha on his appointment. He said:
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