All set for 65th Air Marshal Nur Khan National Hockey Championship 2019

Domestic hockey’s premier event, the 65th Air Marshal Nur Khan National Hockey Championship will be played at Abdul Sattar Edhi Stadium, Karachi, from July 23 to August 7.

The championship will be played according to tournament regulations issued by FIH. Departments, regions, and provincial teams will participate in the championship. There will be no age restriction for the players as PHF wants to test maximum number of players.

The format of the championship is likely to be changed. Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary Olympian Asif Bajwa indicated in a recent statement that the format would be changed to make the championship more competitive.

The championship carries prize money of Rs. 5 Millions.

Pakistan Army hockey team reached Karachi to participate in the national championship. The team will play a practice match against PIA who have been training in the city. Only three days are left before the national championship but it is not clear how many departmental teams will participate in the championship but it would become clear in a couple of days.

PIA used to be considered the country’s strongest hockey team, having won a record number of national championships, but last year they failed to reach the semi-finals stage.