LAHORE: The Dar Hockey Academy (DHA) is organising the Himont Cup Inter-school Hockey Tournament at the National Hockey Stadium here from Friday.

DHA president and former Olympian Tauqir Dar said that the event is being organised to promote hockey at the grassroots level for which top schools have been invited.

Aitcheson College, Crescent School, Govt. School Kasur and Kims School System have confirmed the participation in the three-day event.

Tauqir added DHA is already well-known for unearthing, grooming and providing best players for the national hockey team, which currently has four players of this academy.

Published in Dawn, December 14th, 2017

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