The Hockey Championship of Summer Games 2024 exploded into action at National Hockey Stadium Pitch-2 here on Tuesday evening. Director General Sports Punjab Pervez Iqbal was the chief guest of the matches.
All Divisional Sports Officers were also present on this occasion. The hockey teams of all the divisions of Punjab are participating in the Summer Games 2024 Hockey Championship.
On the first day of the Summer Games hockey event, five exciting matches were played. Four teams Lahore division, Faisalabad, Gujranwala and Sahiwal division hockey teams cruised into the semifinals of the grand event.
Lahore Division hockey team toppled Dera Ghazi Khan division hockey team by 4-0 in the first match of Summer Games 2024 Hockey Championship. Lahore’s Adeel Afzal struck two goals while Rizwan and Ahmed Raza netted one goal each.
The second match was played between Gujranwala and Sargodha division hockey teams. After a tough fight, Gujranwala emerged triumphant by 1-0 thanks to a beautiful goal scored by Hameed.
Sahiwal division trounced Bahawalpur by 5-2 in the third match of the event. M Usman scored two goals while M Talha, M Rizwan and Umar Akhtar contributed one goal each for Sahiwal. M Nauman and Abdul Hanan scored one goal each for Bahawalpur hockey team.
The fourth match was played between Faisalabad division and Rawalpindi hockey teams. Faisalabad boys exhibited a better game and won the match convincingly by 3-1. Hassan Shehbaz scored all the three goals from Faisalabad while Zeeshan Nawaz was the goal scorer for Rawalpindi.
Continuing their winning streak, Lahore division hockey thrashed Multan team by 5-2 in the 5th match. Ahmad Raza scored two goals while the remaining three goals were shared by Asim Haider, Haseeb Masood and Adeel Afzal. Shamoon and Arsalan scored one goal each for the Multan division.