KARACH: Sports patron, organiser and team owner Nadeem Omar has announced to give gold medals to the entire Pakistan hockey team for winning the silver medal in the recently-concluded Champions Trophy and for beating India in the semifinal in front of their home crowd in Bhubaneshwar.

Nadeem, the Chief Executive of Omar Associates and President of Pakistan Cricket Club, lauded the team’s effort for their excellent performance in the Champions Trophy and said the nation should be proud of them.

“Captain Mohammad Imran, chief coach Shahnaz Shaikh and all the members and management of the team deserve high praise for their fine performance in India despite the odds stacked against them,” said Nadeem.

“We assure all the support for hockey in a bid to revive the past glory of this country’s national game,” he said.

He also complimented PHF President Akhtar Rasool and secretary Rana Mujahid for playing their part in the rise of Pakistan hockey team.

Published in Dawn December 18th , 2014