Pakistan withdraws from Junior Hockey World Cup in India
Pakistan has pulled out of the Junior Hockey World Cup to be held in India in November-December, the international hockey federation (FIH) confirmed to PTI on Friday.
The FIH said Pakistan’s replacement for the November 28–December 28 event in Chennai and Madurai will be announced soon.
“We can confirm that the Pakistan Hockey Federation has notified the International Hockey Federation (FIH) that its team initially qualified for the upcoming FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025 won’t participate eventually,” said FIH in a statement released to PTI.
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“The team replacing Pakistan for this event will be announced soon,” the statement added.
Pakistan featured in the 2021 edition in Bhubaneswar, where it finished 11th.
Sporting ties between the two nations have remained strained since the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and India’s subsequent retaliation under Operation Sindoor.
Published on Oct 24, 2025