Sports In Pakistan

History

In the early years of Pakistan, the young state would be able to compete, with many success, but during the late 70's with the government not investing in sports, the country no longer could compete. However, since the late 1990's, this trend has changed. Money is now being placed into sports, and many of the federations are now managed by people who are trying to push Pakistani sportsmen and women forward. International tournaments are now hosted in the country, and the nation now sends sportsmen and women to compete abroad. There have also been restructuring of national tournaments, and new facilities and equipment being provided. This has seen improvement in overall results.

Popular Sports

Cricket, Field Hockey, and Squash are immensely popular sports in Pakistan. Cricket is the most popular with the national Pakistan cricket team winning the 1992 World Cup and dominating the 90s. While in field hockey Pakistan is the most successful winning 4 world cups [more than any other country in the world]. Pakistan has also produced very talented squash players and have dominated the world in squash in the 1950s 60s, 80s, and the 90s. Pakistani squash players have won the squash World Open 17 times, and British open 12 times, the highest by any nation.