A Hockey Indian official has claimed that Pakistan has refused to participate in the Hockey Asia Cup tournament to be held in India.
An official of Hockey India, while talking to an Indian newspaper about the participation of the Pakistan hockey team in the Asia Cup, said that the Pakistan hockey team will not participate in the Asia Cup in India.
A Hockey India official claimed that the Indian government was also willing to issue visas to the Pakistan hockey team, but the Pakistan Hockey Federation has refused to travel to India on security grounds.
The Asia Cup is scheduled to be held in Rajgir, India, from August 29 to September 7.
According to an official of Hockey India, the Pakistan Hockey Federation wrote a letter to the Asian Hockey Federation on Wednesday, which said: “We can’t compete in the Asia Cup due to security reasons.”
An official of Hockey India said in his conversation that we have now sent an invitation to Bangladesh to participate in the tournament.
On the other hand, the participation of the Pakistan junior hockey team in the Junior Hockey World Cup to be held in India in November-December is also uncertain.
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