MANCHESTER, Oct 23: Pakistan’s Squash legends, brothers Hashim and Azam Khan, alongwith with Australian Geoff Hunt have been honoured with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the World Squash Awards held here on Wednesday evening.The presentations took place in the Great Hall of the historic Manchester Town Hall before a packed gathering of VIPs, players and officials from the sport during the city’s hosting of the World Squash Championships, the first joint staging of the men’s and women’s World Opens in the UK.The men’s world title was won by Egypt’s Ramy Ashour and the women crown went to Nicol David of Malaysia.Hashim Khan, born in Peshawar in 1916, won the British Open seven times between 1951 and 1958. The distinguished 92-year-old who only recently gave up playing the sport, journeyed from his home in Denver, USA, to receive his award.His younger brother Azam Khan, based in the UK, continued the family’s association with the sport’s most coveted title, firstly finishing as runner-up
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