ISLAMABAD, Oct 29 (APP): In a historic step to revive Pakistan’s national game, hockey, at the school level and to inculcate a passion for the sport among the younger generation, the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) organized a ceremony to distribute hockey equipment (hockey kits) among schools in Abbottabad.
The ceremony was attended by Senior Joint Secretary Zaka Ullah Khattak, representatives of Pakistan Hockey, senior officers of the School Education Department, Physical Education Teachers (PETs) and students of all concerned schools, said a press release.
Modern hockey kits and equipment were provided to the registered schools of Abbottabad during the ceremony. The basic objective of this initiative is to provide basic and standard equipment to school children for the game.
The initiative aims to promote hockey at the grassroots level, strengthen the game at the lower level through educational institutions, and to bring forward and train emerging new players from schools. The ultimate goal is the revival of the national game and bringing back the old glory days of hockey in the country.
Representatives and students of all registered schools received hockey kits by participating in the ceremony on behalf of the School Education Department.
Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
