The event includes a former champion with a pretty remarkable comeback story.
That's Karim Abdel Gawad from Egypt, where he says squash is like soccer in Brazil. Gawad is a former world champion and number one ranked player in the world, who nearly had his career cut short by a foot injury that left in a wheelchair for four months.
His injury was extremely rare, one in a million. He said doctors told him. Basically, there was a gap in the pad of his heel that protects the bone when you land.He went through extensive treatment during his 10 months away from the sport before eventually feeling back to close to normal. "Reaching the world finals here just a dream that I'm living now, after a big doubt. I wasn't sure that I'd ever come back to play squash again. I'm very grateful for this moment playing here in the finals for sure," Abdel said.
"It's a great location of course. We also played in Grand Central Station. Playing in a train station, historical venue like this is just amazing. Keeps you want to play more and more on the same court. That's the good thing about squash. The squash court you can put it anywhere," Abdel said.
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