Bermuda Squash Racquets Association (BSRA) president Patrick Foster has voiced his disappointment after the sport fell just short in the Olympic judging for the 2020 Olympic Games.A decade of lobbying ended in heartache for the squash on Sunday when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rejected their bid, along with the joint baseball and softball in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Wushu, wakeboarding, and roller sports also submitted their bids, but were not shortlisted for final consideration back in May.Disappointed with the decision handed down, Foster admitted he was on the edge of his seat awaiting the announcement.“I personally was very nervous as was everyone heavily involved in squash,” Foster said. “This was a massive moment for our sport and so disappointing to get this same result again.“I feel for all the people who dedicated so much time to working on the bid and especially all the players who must have been desperately hoping for the right result and have seen their Olympic Dreams shattered.”It had always appeared a mammoth task to oust the 3,000-year-old wrestling, a sport which had only found itself in this precarious position due to senior Olympic members linked with other sports protecting their Games status.Members have said it had never been the intention to eliminate wrestling from the programme, with other sports seen more at risk including Modern Pentathlon and Taekwondo.In the vote, out of 95, wrestling polled an outright majority straight off with 49 votes, with baseball and softball polling 24 and squash earning 22 votes.Not sure whether anything else could have been done to enhance the sport in the eyes of the voting delegation, Foster said he was proud with how the squash was presented.“We had a dynamic, hardworking bid team and the backing of millions of squash players globally that all thought, and still think, that squash deserves it’s place in the Olympic programme,” he said. “The bid was exciting and showed the best that any sport can offer to the Olympic Games.“Once the dust from the decision has settled there will be a time to review and improve our bid for the future.“I have to believe that we’ll get there eventually.“I know that once in, squash is going to be one of the best Olympic sports and instead of the ‘How is Squash not included?’ conversation I will spend my time answering the ‘why was this not in before?’ question.”World Squash Federation president N Ramachandran vowed to be back and get the sport over the final hurdle of being voted in.Both squash and baseball/softball are free to bid again for 2024, while under current rules the number of sports at a Games is capped at 28.“Today’s decision is heartbreaking for the millions of squash players around the world,” he said.“Particularly given the 10-year journey we have been on to join the Olympic Games sports programme.”