KARACHI: Three outfits named after former Olympians Hasan Sardar, Manzoor Hussain Jr and Akhtar Rasool conjured up victories over their opponents on the opening day of the Essa Lab Quaid-i-Azam five-a-side U-19 hockey tournament which got into action at the Islahuddin-Dr M. A. Shah Academy on Wednesday.
Hasan Sardar XI inflicted 8-4 defeat on Shahbaz Ahmed XI in the first match of the day.
In the next match, Manzoor Hussain Jr XI carved out an 8-2 victory over Islahuddin Siddiqui X1.
In the last match, Akhtar Rasool XI overcomes fighting Shahnaz Sheikh XI 6-5.
Six teams are competing in the week long event which is organised by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF). The event concludes on Tuesday.
The competition was formally inaugurated by Dr Farhan Essa. Former Olympian Islahuddin was also present.
Published in Dawn, September 14th, 2017
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