The prestigious Hockey Champions Trophy, due to be held in Lahore in December, has been moved away from Pakistan due to safety and security concerns.
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“It was an extremely hard decision and one we took with many regrets for the Pakistan hockey community,” said International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Els van Breda Vriesman in a news release on Wednesday. “During the last few months we tried everything we could to keep the Champions Trophy in Pakistan. This was unfortunately impossible due to circumstances not related to hockey or sport and completely beyond the control of the FIH and the Pakistan Hockey Federation.” |