LAHORE – A group of 10 female Pakistani hockey players and two female coaches will leave for Washington this week to participate in the US State Department’s Empowering Women and Girls through Sports Initiative Program from June 17-27 aimed at increasing the number of women and girls involved in sports.
According to Deputy Cultural Affairs officer of the US Embassy in Islamabad these high school athletes will play field hockey with their American counterparts in Washington D.C. They will also travel to North Carolina to participate in field hockey clinics‚ activities on sports and disability rights‚ and community volunteerism at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro.
