Pakistan hockey head coach, Shahnaz Sheikh has stepped down from the post after the hocky team’s failure in the Olympic qualifying event.
Shahnaz Sheikh said under his coaching Pakistan team played three out of four finals of the tournaments. He said his decision to resign for the betterment of the game was ‘timely’.
Shahnaz went on to say that he has mentioned all the reasons behind the failure and for improvement of the team in his resignation letter.
Pakistan national hockey team failed to qualify Olympics for the first time in history.
It is pertinent to note that hockey is Pakistan’s national sport.
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