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Nour El Sherbini competes against Raneem El Welily during the women's final match of the PSA Dubai World Series Finals 2018 at Emirates Golf Club. Getty
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Raneem El Welily in action against Nour El Tayeb during their semi final match in Chicago. Rex Shutterstock
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Nour El Sherbini of Egypt in action during the women's finals match of the 2018-2019 PSA World Championship squash tournament at Union Station in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Rex Shutterstock
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Raneem El Welily of Egypt in action during a semi-final match at the 2018-2019 PSA World Championship squash tournament in Chicago. Rex Shutterstock
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Nour El Tayeb of Egypt in action during a semi-final match at the 2018-2019 PSA World Championship squash tournament in Chicago, Illinois. Rex Shutterstock
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Nour El Sherbini in action against Nour El Tayeb during the finals of the 2018-2019 PSA World Championship squash tournament in Chicago. Rex Shutterstock
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Nour El Sherbini competes against Raneem El Welily during the women's final match of the PSA Dubai World Series Finals 2018 at Emirates Golf Club. Getty
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Raneem El Welily in action against Nour El Tayeb during their semi final match in Chicago. Rex Shutterstock
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Nour El Sherbini of Egypt in action during the women's finals match of the 2018-2019 PSA World Championship squash tournament at Union Station in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Rex Shutterstock
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Raneem El Welily of Egypt in action during a semi-final match at the 2018-2019 PSA World Championship squash tournament in Chicago. Rex Shutterstock
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Nour El Tayeb of Egypt in action during a semi-final match at the 2018-2019 PSA World Championship squash tournament in Chicago, Illinois. Rex Shutterstock
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Nour El Sherbini in action against Nour El Tayeb during the finals of the 2018-2019 PSA World Championship squash tournament in Chicago. Rex Shutterstock
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Nour El Sherbini competes against Raneem El Welily during the women's final match of the PSA Dubai World Series Finals 2018 at Emirates Golf Club. Getty
Raneem El Welily, Nour El Sherbini and Nour El Tayeb - the Egyptian women blazing a trail in the world of squash
The trio held the top three rankings in the women's game and are hoping to increase interest in the sport
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Reem Abulleil
08 June, 2019
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