ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) is to organise a squash championship at its newly renovated courts at the Coaching Centre in Peshawar.

The weeklong event is due to start on Wednesday with 12 players each in the age categories of 13, 15 and 17 selected directly as seeded players.

Another 40 players in the same age groups will go through the qualifying round following which four from each category will advance.

Meanwhile the PSB plans to launch a squash coaching academy for which modalities are being worked out.

Mohibullah Khan and Pervaiz Ali Khan will be the coaches at the academy.