India's Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal would "happily" trade their Tour titles for an Olympic medal as they wished success to the squash delegation, which will deliver a presentation to the IOC Executive Board tomorrow for the game's inclusion in the 2020 Games.
"That's a no brainer like choosing between the Asian Games medals and Tour titles and an Olympic medal. Of course, I will choose the Olympic medal as it has been my dream to represent my country in Olympics," Ghosal told PTI from Leeds before boarding a flight to Kolkata.
"We had presented a very good bid for the squash's inclusion even last year. We are making all the right noises and I am 100 per cent confident that IOC Executive Board will take interest in our presentation and shortlist the sport for their September meeting," he added.
Pallikal echoed the same sentiments and said, "The Olympics are an athletes ultimate dream and I would close my eyes and trade everything for an Olympic medal."
"We, as squash players, are extremely proud to be part of this bid. There has been so much development in every aspect of the game over the years and I don't see a reason why we shouldn't be an Olympic sport," she added.
A squash delegation, comprising of women's World No. 1 Nicol David, men's numero uno Ramy Ashour and World Squash Federation president N Ramachandran, have arrived at St Petersburg, Russia ahead of the crucial presentation to the Executive Board tomorrow.
The Board is expected to reduce the current list of eight sports bidding to join the 2020 Games following presentations tomorrow before deciding on the one discipline at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 7, 2013.
Apart from squash, the other disciplines bidding for a place in the 2020 Games include baseball-softball, karate, roller sports, sports climbing, wakeboarding, wrestling and wushu.
