Times of Islamabad

A day of shame for three times Olympic Hockey Champion Pakistan

A day of shame for three times Olympic Hockey Champion Pakistan

Amstelveen: Pakistan could not qualify for the Tokyo Hockey Olympics 2020after they were beaten by The Netherlands 1-6 in their second match of theOlympics Qualifiers here on Sunday.

In the first match played between the two teams on Saturday, Pakistandisplayed an excellent performance to hold The Netherlands to a 4-4 draw.

However, their performance was disappointing on Sunday as they weredefeated by a big margin of 1-6.

The solitary goal for Pakistan was scored by Rizwan Ali in the last quarterof the match.

The Netherlands made a place in the Olympics Hockey tournament to be playedat Tokyo next year.

Pakistan, who won the Olympics title for three times, have failed toqualify for the tournament for the second time.