Pakistan name new coaches in search of lost glory
Friday, 18 April 2014
LAHORE, Apr 17 (AFP): Pakistan named new coaches for their senior and junior hockey teams Wednesday as they try to drag themselves out of a slump and revive past glories.
Pakistan failed to qualify for the World Cup to be held in the Netherlands in June-the first time they have ever missed the tournament, which they have won four times.
Pakistan have also won three Olympic gold medals but slumped to seventh position in the 2012 London Olympics. They were 12th and last in the 2010 World Cup in India.
Crumbling finances forced the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) to pull out of international events this year.