Pakistan to host 4-Nation Hockey Series Open (HSO) from 26th Sep
Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Pakistan will participate in the Hockey Series Open (HSO) schedule to be held from September 26-30 in Lahore.
The six-nation hockey tournament scheduled to be held in Pakistan has been curtailed to four nations and named Hockey Series Open (HSO) with the approval of FIH from September 26-30.
Turkey and Oman withdrew citing various reasons. The four teams now competing for the title will be Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Pakistan. Olympian Naveed Alam, PHF’s director development and domestic, said that the tournament would be held in Lahore from September 26-30.
He said the tournament would be held on single league basis. He said that instead of the senior team, juniors would represent Pakistan. He added that the other three nations would send their senior teams. Naveed said that foolproof security arrangements would be made for all teams.