Islamabad: The stadium in Islamabad in memory of late Olympian Mansour Ahmad will be built in one year’s time, according to a Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) official. “The grant for stadium and astro-turf had been approved and hopefully the stadium will be completed in six months to a year’s time,” he said and added the stadium will be built next to the Naseer Bunda’s Hockey stadium. Ahmad, 49, passed away on May 12 after suffering for weeks from complications stemming from a pacemaker and stents implanted in his heart. He had become a sporting icon in Pakistan’s hockey circles after helping the country win the 1994 World Cup in Sydney with his penalty stroke save against the Netherlands in the final.
Hockey stadium to be built in Ahmad’s memory
Pakistan’s goalkeeper hero passed away at 49 last month