Success Quote by Jahangir Khan

It is lobbying disguised as optimism: a champion speaking in the polite, forward-looking dialect that international sports bureaucracies understand. Jahangir Khan isnt just arguing that squash is good. He is trying to make it legible to the Olympic machine, where "credentials" is code for governance, global reach, TV-friendliness, gender parity, anti-doping infrastructure, and a federations ability to play nice with the IOC. The line reads like a pitch deck in human form.

Khan also slips in something more personal: legitimacy. Squash is a sport with deep prestige in certain countries and clubs, but it has long lived in the shadow of Olympic-sanctioned spectacle. Saying it "has the credentials" pushes back against the unspoken bias that some sports are real and others are niche hobbies for the initiated. Coming from Khan, arguably the games most mythic figure, the claim carries moral authority: if the greatest player is still asking for entry, the gatekeeping is obvious.

The second sentence is the strategic tell. The Beijing 2008 target pins the campaign to a concrete moment, signaling seriousness and momentum. The final clause - "will keep trying even if our bid is not successful" - is resilience, but also a pressure tactic: it tells stakeholders, sponsors, and administrators that this isnt a one-off plea. Its a sustained campaign. In a world where Olympic inclusion is as political as it is athletic, persistence is its own credential.