LAHORE – Pakistan Services Volleyball team reached the semi-finals of theWorld Military Games (CISM) in Wuhan, China on Thursday.
Pakistan team, in its pool defeated and struck an impressive show andcollected three back-to-back victories defeating The Netherlands with a setscore of 3-0, Canada 3-0, Iran 3-1, and lost to South Korea 3-2.
The loss in the last match did not matter much as Pakistan made its way tothe semi-finals by finishing second in its group.
These games are a huge assembly of world athletes participating in numberof Sports. More than 100 countries are participating in these games.
Pak team will play against Brazil in semi final whereas South Korea, the2nd semi finalist will take on the winner of China-Qatar teams.
A total of 10 Volleyball teams belonging to 10 countries are participatingin this mega event.
The Pakistan Services Volleyball team achieved brilliant victories againstthe leading Volleyball playing countries of the world. its indicates thatVolleyball in Pakistan has progressed greatly.
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Volleyball as a Team Sport has great potential to win medals for Pakistanin international competitions as it is a very popular sport throughout thecountry.
In this competition Pakistan services captain, Mubashar Raza who belongs toNavy and also plays for Pakistan team, has performed extremely well.
He has been ably supported by Aafaq, from Air Force, Abu Zar and Usmanagain from Navy, Hamid, Anwar Khan, Yaseen and Farooq Haider from Army.
Tomorrow’s,Friday match will be crucial for going to the top position, asit will be for the 1st time ever that Pakistan Volleyball will achieve thisdistinction.
