SIALKOT: The National Hockey Championship will be held at the Nawaz Sharif Hockey Stadium here from Dec 27 to Jan 9 under the auspices of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), it was announced on Thursday.

Chaudhry Arshad Javed, chief organiser of the championship, disclosed this while talking to reporters here.

PHF Punjab secretary Ajmal Khan Lodhi and former PHF secretary Mohammad Asif Bajwa were also present on this occasion. The chief organiser said that as many as 18 teams from across the country would participate in the national championship.

Published in Dawn, December 5th, 2014