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What is the national sport of Pakistan?

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Answer: Option C — Field hockey

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Field hockey is widely regarded as the national sport of Pakistan, and it is listed as such in many official and reference sources. In practice, cricket is the most popular sport in the country.

Pakistan's great hockey record:

  • Pakistan has won three Olympic gold medals in men's hockey: 1960 (Rome), 1968 (Mexico City) and 1984 (Los Angeles).
  • The 1960 Rome final, in which Pakistan beat India 1-0, ended India's run of six consecutive Olympic hockey golds.
  • Pakistan has won the Hockey World Cup four times (1971, 1978, 1982 and 1994), more than any other country.
  • It has also won the Asian Games hockey gold several times and the Champions Trophy three times.
  • Famous Pakistani hockey players include Islahuddin Siddiqui, Hassan Sardar, Shahbaz Ahmed and Sohail Abbas, who holds a record for scoring goals from penalty corners.
  • In recent decades, Pakistan's hockey has declined; it failed to qualify for the Olympics in 2016, 2020 and 2024.

India-Pakistan hockey:

The two countries have been great rivals in hockey since independence. India and Pakistan met in the Olympic finals of 1956 (India won), 1960 (Pakistan won) and 1964 (India won).

National sports of some other countries:

  • India: India has no officially declared national sport, according to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (2012 RTI reply), though hockey is often described as such.
  • Bangladesh: kabaddi.
  • Bhutan: archery.
  • Sri Lanka: volleyball.
  • Afghanistan: buzkashi.
  • Japan: sumo wrestling.
  • Canada: lacrosse (summer) and ice hockey (winter).
  • USA: baseball (traditionally called the national pastime).

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Cricket is Pakistan's most popular sport (it won the 1992 World Cup), but it is not the national sport.
  • ✗Squash is a sport in which Pakistan has produced legends such as Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan.
  • ✗Kabaddi is the national sport of Bangladesh.

Quick tip

Remember: National sport of Pakistan = field hockey (3 Olympic golds, record 4 World Cups); Bangladesh = kabaddi; Bhutan = archery; Sri Lanka = volleyball; India = no official national sport.

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