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The official and
national sport of
Pakistan is field
hockey, although
squash and cricket
are also very
popular. The
national cricket
team has won the
Cricket World Cup
once (in 1992), were
runners-up once (in
1999) and co-hosted
the games twice (in
1987 and 1996). The
team has also won
the Australasia Cup
thrice (1986, 1990,
1994). Pakistan has
been always in the
forefront when it
comes to the game of
squash. Jahangir
Khan and Jansher
Khan are some of the
well known stars of
the game. Muhammad
Yousuf was remained
world champion in
game of snooker in
90s. At an
international level,
Pakistan has
competed many times
at the Summer
Olympics in field
hockey, boxing,
athletics, swimming,
and shooting.
Pakistan's medal
tally remains at 10
medals (3 gold, 3
silver and 4 bronze)
while at the
Commonwealth games
and Asian Games it
stands at 61 medals
and 182 medals
respectively. Hockey
is the sport that
Pakistan has been
most successful at
the Olympics, with
three gold medals
(1960, 1968, 1984).
Pakistan has also
won the Hockey World
Cup a record four
times (1971, 1978,
1982, 1994).
Pakistan has hosted
several
international
competitions,
including the SAF
Games in 1989 and
2004.
A1 Grand Prix racing
is also becoming
popular with the
entry of a Pakistani
team in the 2005
season. The Tour de
Pakistan, modeled on
the Tour de France,
is an annual cycling
competition that
covers the length
and breadth of
Pakistan. Recently,
football has grown
in popularity across
the country, where
traditionally it had
been played almost
exclusively in the
western province of
Balochistan. |
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