{"id":464603,"date":"2025-03-02T05:14:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T00:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=464603"},"modified":"2025-03-02T05:14:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T00:14:44","slug":"pakistan-to-feature-in-hockey-nations-cup-in-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pakistan-to-feature-in-hockey-nations-cup-in-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan to feature in Hockey Nations Cup in Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nPakis\u00adtan will participate in the third edition of the Inter\u00adnational Hockey Federa\u00adtion (FIH) Hockey Nati\u00adons Cup for men which will be staged in Kuala Lu\u00adm\u00adpur from June 15 to 21.<br \/>\nThe tournament will involve eight participating teams, with the winners qualifying for the 2025-26 FIH Hockey Pro League.<br \/>\nBesides Pakistan, the other participating teams include France, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa and Wales, said a press release issued by the FIH.<br \/>\nCommenting on the announcement, president of the Malaysian Hockey Confederation Subahan bin Kamal said, \u201cThe Malaysian Hockey Confederation is delighted and privileged to host the FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2024-25 in Kuala Lumpur.\u201d<br \/>\nFIH president Tayyab Ikram said, \u201cOn behalf of the FIH, I\u2019d like to extend our sincerest gratitude to our Malaysian friends. I already wish everyone, and first and foremost the athletes, to make the most of this experience to grow, and reach the next level.\u201d<br \/>\nThe FIH Hockey Nations Cup was launched in 2021 with the aim of offering a top-level competition to the best-ranked teams not participating in the FIH Hockey Pro League and giving the winning team the option to be promoted to the FIH Hockey Pro League the next season, precisely.<br \/>\nThe first two editions were played in Potchefstroom, South Africa (2022) and Gniezno, Poland (2024). The inaugural edition was won by South Africa while New Zealand claimed the title in the second edition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Pakis\u00adtan will participate in the third edition of the Inter\u00adnational Hockey Federa\u00adtion (FIH) Hockey Nati\u00adons Cup for men which will be staged in Kuala Lu\u00adm\u00adpur from June 15 to 21. 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