ISLAMABAD – The Six-Nation Hockey Tournament that was scheduled to takeplace in Lahore this month has been postponed and will now be held inNovember.
Talking to APP, Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Secretary Shahbaz AhmedSr. said the reason to postpone the tournament is to assure participationof all the teams in the extravaganza.
He said besides Pakistan, other teams which were to participate in thetournament include Oman, Qatar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan andAfghanistan.
“However Oman, Qatar and Sri Lanka excused and showed unwillingness toparticipate in the event due to financial reasons therefore we have topostpone the tournament,” he said.
He said, “We have also written a letter to Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) toassure all teams’ participation in the tournament.”“The tournament will be held in Lahore in November and a total of Rs threemillion will be incurred to host it,” Shahbaz said.
He said the dates of the tournament will be finalized after consultationwith AHF. “This event is very important for the revival of internationalhockey in Pakistan,” he said.