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Muhammad Anis Ahmed (born 10 December 1973, in Gojra) is a field hockey player and former member of the Pakistan National Hockey Team. He played for Pakistan's national team in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 1998 Asian Games, where the team won bronze medals. [1] He played 87 matches for Pakistan and scored 24 goals in his career.
Sohail Abbas, is a former professional field hockey player from Pakistan who played as a Full-back. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time he is the all-time second highest goal scorer in international field hockey and highest goal scorer in modern field hockey with 348 international goals. A drag-flick specialist noted for his lethal flicks with great accuracy and speed in front of goal from penalty corners he is widely regarded as the 'King of the drag flick'.
Sport in Pakistan is a significant part of Pakistani culture. Cricket is the most popular sport in Pakistan. Football has also gained popularity in recent years, and is the second most popular sport in the country. Field hockey is the national sport, and was popular for several decades, with some of Pakistan's greatest sporting accomplishments having taken place in this sport, along with squash. Polo and traditional sports like kabaddi and other well-known games are also played.
The Pakistan Hockey Federation is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Pakistan. It is affiliated with the International Hockey Federation (FIH), Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) & Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).
Shahbaz Ahmad is a former field hockey player from Pakistan who is also known by his nickname 'Shahbaz Senior'. He was born to an Arain family.
The Pakistan national field hockey team represents Pakistan in international field hockey. Having played its first match in 1948, it is administered by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), the governing body for hockey in Pakistan. It has been a member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) since 1948 and was founding member of the Asian Hockey Federation (ASHF), which was formed in 1958. Pakistan is one of the most successful national field hockey teams in the world with a record four Hockey World Cup wins.
Mansoor Ahmed Batt was a hockey player.
Tariq Sheikh is a field hockey player who remained a member of Pakistan National Hockey Team from 1983 to 1991. He was born at Sialkot. He is cousin of Shahnaz Sheikh and nephew of Zahid Sheikh. He played 1990 7th Hockey World Cup at Lahore and was silver medallist. He also played 1988 Seoul Olympics, 1988 Champions Trophy, Asian Games, Asia Cup and Azlan Shah. He is one of the best forward in field hockey.
Akhtar Rasool is a field hockey player, captain and olympian from Pakistan who won the gold medal with the Men's National Hockey Team at the Hockey World Cup 1978, and again in 1982. He played as Center Half for the Pakistan hockey team. Akhtar is considered one of the creative geniuses in centre-half recovery and ball distribution.
Anwar Ahmed "Anu" Khan was a Pakistani field hockey player who won one gold medal and two silver medals at the 1956–1964 Olympics, as well as gold medals at the Asian Games in 1958 and 1962. He is known as the Rock of Gibraltar.
Chaudhry Ghulam Rasul was an educationist of Pakistan as well as a field hockey Olympic player. He was originally from Faisalabad District but later settled in Lahore. Rasool was an integral part of the Pakistani field hockey team from 1956 through 1963.
Zahid Shareef is a former Pakistani international hockey player who represented Pakistan from 1987 to 1991. During his playing career, he scored 41 goals playing in 73 matches. He is remembered for his exceptional dribbling skill. He was banned from the game in a controversial manner for six months. He retired from hockey in 1991. In February 2015, Shareef, who was working as a shift station manager at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, was arrested for alleged drugs smuggling.
Shafqat Rasool is a Pakistani field hockey player. On 3 April 2021, he was banned from all competition for 10 years after "indulged in a fight during a match."
Pakistan competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support to the United States boycott.
Ahmed Alam was a field hockey player and Former Hockey captain & Goalkeeper of Pakistan National Hockey Team, and captain of the Pakistan Hockey team in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Kashif Jawad is a former field hockey player who represented Pakistan in two Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004. A stalwart forward for Pakistan during late 90s and early 2000s Jawad was the team's prime center forward during his career. His career ended abruptly after he was dropped from the team in mid of 2005 due poor physical levels and drop in performance after the death of his father the same year which impacted his game, he was not selected for the team afterwards. He continued playing for Port Qasim in Pakistan National Hockey Championship and played professional leagues in India and Malaysia.
The Pakistan Hockey Super League, or "The Max" also known as PHSL, is an upcoming franchise-based field hockey tournament in Pakistan. It is to be organized by the Pakistan Hockey Federation. Its inaugural edition is slated to be held in 2022.
Aleem Raza is a field hockey player and former member of the Pakistan National Hockey Team. He participated in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics as a part of Pakistan's national team. He played 33 matches as a striker for Pakistan and scored 8 goals in his career. In 1995 South Asian Games Pakistan won silver medal in hockey and he was the main striker of Pakistan team. He is currently a member of selection committee at Punjab Hockey Association Pakistan.
Naveed Alam was a Pakistani field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Safdar Abbas is a former professional field hockey player from Pakistan who represented the Pakistan national field hockey team as a forward. Abbas is the youngest player to represent Pakistan at the age of sixteen years in 1973.
There have been some field hockey players who competed for more than one nation. These players belonged to British India, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Argentina, Germany and Spain. It may be mentioned here that British India was divided into two independent countries India and Pakistan in 1947. Later in 1971, Bangladesh was created after attaining independence from Pakistan.
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