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Former squash world number one Nick Matthew reacts to squash鈥檚 inclusion in the LA 2028 Olympic Games.

Squash is one of five new sports along with T20 cricket, flag football, lacrosse and baseball/softball to be added to the 2028 Games after International Olympic Committee members approved their inclusion on Monday.

And Matthew told Sport Today鈥檚 Ed Harry about the relief of seeing his sport included in the Games for the first time: 鈥淲hen we got that verification, it was a huge relief. It鈥檚 something the world of squash has been working towards for as long as I can remember 鈥� 20 to 30 years.

鈥淭o finally get that place on the Olympics, the pinnacle of all sporting events is huge.

鈥淚magine the squash court in front of the Hollywood sign! Under the lights, it could be a fantastic image at LA 2028.鈥�

The sport's appearance in 2028 will be the sport's first in the Olympic Games. Despite the best efforts of governing bodies, appeals for squash to be part of the Olympics had previously been rejected every four years - while other sports such as skateboarding, climbing and surfing were approved.

Photo: Nick Matthew of England competes against Vikram Malhotra of India in the Squash Mens Singles match on day two of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Oxenford Studios on April 6, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Credit: Getty Images)

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