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(Sports) Pakistan's hockey camp summons 63 players for tournament in Malaysia

Xinhua, September 6, 2015 Adjust font size:

Pakistan has summoned 63 top field hockey players of the country in the training and trials camp being held for the upcoming Sultan of Johor Junior Invitational Hockey Tournament in Malaysia, officials said on Saturday.

An official from the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) said that the training camp of national junior probable preparing for participation in the tournament has been started at Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium in capital Islamabad.

"The tournament is scheduled to be held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, from Oct. 11 to 18 and Pakistan wants to send its best team for the event," the official said.

The PHF has invited 63 junior players from across the country for attending the camp that will help selectors to select the final squad with best fitness and skills at the end.

Olympian and Pakistan's former star hockey player Tahir Zaman, who is chief coach of the team, is supervising the camp while Olympian Zeeshan Ashraf and former international players Muhammad Irfan will officiate as assistant coaches.

Sultan of Johor Cup is an annual international under-21 field hockey tournament held in Malaysia which was inaugurated in 2011. It is the only invitational junior hockey competition played at the international level.

Pakistan has participated in all the previous four tournaments, but failed to reach the final of any of the event. Endi