
As many as four teams including India, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan besides hosts Pakistan will vie for honours in the event.
According to the organisers, teams from India and Afghanistan have already arrived for the competition while Uzbekistan were scheduled to reach Lahore late yesterday evening.
Pakistan will take on Afghanistan while India face Uzbekistan in the opening day’s matches, dubbed as the semi-finals. The final and the third position match have been scheduled for October 5.
Apart from three foreign teams, officials from Sri Lanka and Malaysia will also participate in the event. An organiser said this tournament is another step by the Punjab government to promote international sports and to revive the sports culture in the province.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 2nd, 2013.
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