The Calcutta Racket Club is a squash and racquet club in Kolkata, India. It was founded in 1793, making it one of the oldest rackets clubs in the world, and the first in the subcontinent. Of its seven squash courts, two are glass-backed international standard tournament courts.
The Club is the administrative headquarters of The West Bengal Squash Racquet Association that is affiliated to the Squash Racket Federation of India. It has hosted the Kolkata International, an international squash tournament in 2005 and hosts all major squash activities and training in eastern India.
References
- Sri Lanka Squash Federation history Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Hor, Sandip (2010). "Indian Link — The City of Wonders". indianlink.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- "Azlan Takes Kolkata Title". Archived from the original on 23 June 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2006.
- "Of squash, sweat and soda". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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