The Men's FIH Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was started in 1971. It is held every four years, bridging the four years between the Summer Olympics. Pakistan is the most successful team, having won the tournament four times. The Netherlands and Australia have each won three titles, and Germany has won two titles. Belgium and India have both won the tournament once.
The Chennai Veerans was a Tier-1 level field hockey team Premier Hockey League in India. In the inaugural cup in 2005, the Chennai Veerans led by Ignace Tirkey finished at the bottom of the group with two wins and six losses.
Waseem Ahmad is a Pakistani field hockey player and ex-captain of Pakistan Hockey Team.
Events from the year 1968 in Pakistan.
Shahid Ali Khan is a retired field hockey goalkeeper from Pakistan, who won the gold medal with the Men's National Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and later became the Pakistan's goal keeping coach. Eight years later he earned the bronze medal in Barcelona, Spain. At the age of 18, in 1982, he saved a penalty stroke to save Pakistan in the Final of World Cup. He was considered a top goalkeepers in field hockey, and was capped 135 times.
Hockey Club of Pakistan(Renamed) as Abdul Sattar Edhi Hockey Stadium is a national hockey stadium for the national sport conducted in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Kaleemullah Khan (also spelled Kalimulla; born January 2, 1958 in Bahawalpur is a field hockey player from Pakistan. His brother Samiullah Khan, was also an award-winning hockey player.
Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara was an Indian and later Pakistani field hockey player and the longest-serving hockey manager who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Manzoor Hussain Junior Golden Player is a hockey player from Pakistan.
Nasir Ali is a Pakistani field hockey player. He played at fullback position. He was a player in the National hockey team from 1981 to 1988.
Asif Muhammad Bajwa is a former field hockey player who played for Pakistan from 1992 to 1996. He later became Pakistan's Hockey Team Manager and Chief Coach. Asif started his career against Spain in 1991. Bajwa was a member of Pakistan's World Cup-winning hockey team in 1994 and played 74 international matches and scored 25 goals in his career. Bajwa assisted Kamran Ashraf in scoring the only goal of 1994 Hockey World Cup Final with an accurate cross from the right. His performance in the 1994 World Cup final was outstanding. He won a bronze medal in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
S. Lal Shah Bokhari was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Tahir Zaman is a former hockey player from Pakistan who had played in the 1992 Olympics. Zaman, who was team captain, later served as coach for the team and took part in the 2002 Olympics. Zaman also took part in the Olympic Solidarity Hockey Coaching Course as part of the International Hockey Federation's efforts to promote hockey in Asia. Tahir played a key role in 1994 World Cup victory for Pakistan in Sydney. He currently is the head coach of the Oman national team.
Zeeshan Ashraf Qasmi is a field hockey full back. He made his international debut for Pakistan in 2001, and competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Abdul Hamid Hamidi was a field hockey player from Pakistan. He was born in Bannu. He won silver medal in 1956 Summer Olympics and gold medal in 1960 Summer Olympics.
Lala Abdul Rashid or Abdul Rashid was a member of Pakistan's gold medal winning 1960 Olympic field hockey team. He played as a goalkeeper throughout the tournament.
Khawaja Zakauddin is a former field hockey forward from Pakistan who played from 1958 to 1966. In 2009, he was given Pride of Performance award which is the highest civil award of Pakistan. After his retirement, he served as coach, chief selector and manager for Pakistan hockey at different times.
Muhammad Imran is a former Pakistani field hockey player who played as a full back and captained the Pakistan national team. He earned a total of 270 caps at international level scoring 193 goals making him the second highest goalscorer for Pakistan.
The Pakistan Roller Hockey National Championship is the biggest Roller Hockey Clubs Championship in Pakistan.
Jaman Lal Sharma (1932–2007) was an Indian field hockey player. He was born in Bannu, Pakistan. He won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
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