How squashβs golden couple combine competing with parenthood
Sportshourβs Caroline Barker speaks to squash world number one Ali Farag about how he and his wife Nour El Tayeb juggle family life with professional sport.
They have become the golden couple of their sport, winning their respective titles at the recent Manchester Open where their young daughter joined the on-court celebrations.
Their competition travels have become a family affair, and Farag shares how the balance of parenthood and competition has helped and how the βinspirationβ his wife gives him stopped him from quitting the sport.
Image: Egypt's Ali Farag and Nour El Tayeb with their daughter after winning the menβs and womenβs titles at the Manchester Open in May 2023. (Credit: PSA World Tour)
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