Junior hockey next month

Published February 11, 2016

ISLAMABAD: About 16 departmental and provincial teams will feature in the National Junior Hockey Championship, scheduled to take place in Lahore from March 1.

The tournament is part of Pakistan Hockey Federation’s (PHF) efforts to promote the game at the grass-roots level, PHF secretary Shahbaz Ahmed said.

He said the federation would strictly ensure that no overage player participated in the tournament.

Published in Dawn, February 11th, 2016

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