LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) celebrated the Olympic Day on Wednesday by organising matches in different districts and affiliated departments across the country.

In a match at Lahore, Olympians XI defeated International XI 2-0. Both goals were scored by former Olympian Rehan Butt. At the end of the match, chief selector of the PHF Olympian Manzoor Junior, head coach Khawaja Junaid, Olympian Shahbaz Junior and office-bearers of the Punjab Hockey Association attended the closing ceremony and distributed the prizes.

Speaking on the occasion, Manzoor Junior hailed the PHF efforts for organising matches to celebrate the Olympic Day.

According to the PHF, games were also played in Karachi where a women vs youth match was played. Similar matches were also held in Vehari, Bahawalnagar, Sadiqabad, Toba Tek Singh, Gojra and Faisalabad.

Mari Petroleum Company also organised a match on this occ­a­sion at the Ayub Stadium in Rawalpindi.

Published in Dawn, June 24th, 2021