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Pakistani hockey team camp starts for Asian Games

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-10-27 12:47

ISLAMABAD - Pakistani hockey team started a training camp here on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming 16th Asian Games.

Twenty-five players kicked off their practice session with prayers in the afternoon at the Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium of Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad (PSB) and the camp will continue till the second week of November.

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Pakistan Hockey team coach Ahmed Alam said their main focus at the training camp would be on technical aspects, especially confidence building.

"Technical training and confidence buildup will be the focal targets and only those players will be considered for the final team who are fit and mentally strong for competition," Alam told media.

Pakistan hockey federation has been under immense pressure after the team finished sixth in the recent Commonwealth Games and 12th in the World Cup.

The national selection committee recalled legendary short corner specialist Sohail Abbas in a bid to have a good result at the Asian Games, which will take place in southern Chinese city of Guangzhou from Nov 12 to 27.