Revival of Pakistan Hockey
(Fatima Siddiqui, Karachi)
After facing defeat and
disappointment for 20 years Pakistan hockey team has at last made to win gold
medal in the Asian games in China.The cheers ans happiness has returned to the
faces of Pakistanis who were very disappointing by the worst performances of
their hockey team in the major events of the sport.
If we dig out the reason behind this success we came to know that an
international coach whose appointment was worthily criticized by the retired and
ex coaches of Pakistan hockey and the chairman hockey was under the intense
pressure to withdraw the appointment of international coach and resign but he
stick to his decision as a result the tough training in the mountain to increase
the stemenon and the modern techniques of practicing, Pakistan hockey win the
competition.
Now when after winning the event Pakistan has qualified for the upcoming world
cup it would be very tough for the team to maintain its present position. In the
Asian game only India was a tough team but in the world cup world Pakistan had
to face the European teams and Australia.
The coach has resigned making the bomb blast and family pressure the reasons of
his resignation but the real reasons are other.
Now its time for the national players of the hockey to maintain the strategies
and train new blood so that the replacement would be present. The government
should support the players financially and provide them permanent jobs so the
players could concentrate completely on their game.