Pakistan\u2019s hockey Olympians have demanded that the upcoming Asia Cup Hockey Tournament be shifted from India to another country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tariq Dar, a gold medalist from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, said, \u201cThere is a state of war between India and Pakistan. They have blocked our water; how can we even think of sending our players there to compete?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added, \u201cEven if the players go, the environment they will be given will feel like imprisonment \u2014 and how can athletes perform in such a state?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Olympian Tauqeer Dar further stated that the Asia Cup must be moved to a neutral venue. \u201cIf it is not shifted entirely, then at least Pakistan\u2019s matches should be played at a neutral venue,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Olympian Khawaja Junaid remarked that decisions about going to India for the Asia Cup should align with whatever the government decides. \u201cWe are currently in a state of war with India \u2014 the current situation is unprecedented,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He emphasized that a neutral venue should be the top priority and added, \u201cJust like PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi took a firm stance, the Pakistan Hockey Federation should also demand neutral venues for Pakistan\u2019s matches. If that is not accepted, then the entire tournament should be relocated from India.\u201dTools<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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