PIA outfit set to miss 36th National Junior Hockey Championship 2019
The PIA hockey team will miss the upcoming 36th edition of National Junior Hockey Championship 2019 due to lack of funds.
After a lapse of two years, Pakistan Hockey Federation will organized the 36th edition of National Junior Hockey Championship 2019 from Nov 28 to Dec 8 at the National Hockey Stadium, Lahore.
Teams from Pakistan International Airline (PIA) used to dominate domestic hockey, while many of its players were part of the national side. But the situation has totally changed now as the PIA junior team is set to miss the upcoming 36th National Junior Hockey Championship due to lack of funds.
The PIA outfit will miss the championship due to lack of funds, while their management is trying to find ways to improve the situation including the proposed revival of PIA Colts.
The revival of PIA Colts has been proposed and there is now wait for a positive response from the top management. The 16-man national hockey side that won gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics had the services of 11 players from PIA,
while 9 of them belonged to PIA Colts, including Shahid Ali Khan, Ayaz Mehmood and Qasim Zia.
The PIA Colts were first introduced by iconic sports administrator late Air Marshal Nur Khan.
