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Ready to pounce

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Ready to pounce

Date11/25/1981

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Khan, Jahangir (subject)

Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022 (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Ready to pounce: As Egypt's Gamal Awad watches intently in the background, Pakistan's Jahangir Khan gets set for a return smash while warming up for their match in the MaGuinness world squash championship at North York's Columbus Centre. Khan won an exhausting battle.

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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0059719F

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