Pakistan is a country who loves sports. Pakistanis are involved in numerous sports including the major ones such as Field Hockey and Cricket. In these major sports, Pakistan holds a record of winning the Hockey World Cup for four times. For Cricket however, Pakistan won the Cricket World Cup in 1992 and have hosted the games twice.
Please take note the Pakistan will be the host for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. As of this date, sports aficionados involved in these two major sports are gearing on making their names known by practicing harder.
Aside from these two major and popular sports in Pakistan, there are numerous sports that make Pakistanis busy all year round.
Other major sports in Pakistan
Boxing, athletics, swimming and shooting also earn popularity as sports in Pakistan. As in fact, in various Olympics, Pakistan has earned as much as 182 medals and this is in the Asian Games alone. Commonwealth Olympics and the World Cup also make Pakistan winners in their own right.
This will surely tell you how sports in Pakistan are very much a part of their life.
Of course, these are not the only major sports in Pakistan. There are a ton more.
Other sports in Pakistan
Squash, in this game Pakistan won 17 times for the World Open and 12 times for the British Open.
Polo and Football also make a strong following among Pakistanis. Pakistan is also involved in these major sports and in international events.
Other sports capture the heart of Pakistanis including the following:
Have you seen a Pakistani lately, would you agree with me that their physique tells you more about their involvement in sports than a sedentary lifestyle?
Now, the above are the major sports in Pakistan that are of international decent. How about a local scene?
The popular local game such as kabbadi also has strong following as well.
This team sport involves two competing teams of seven players on the active game and five reserve players. This requires not just strength but strategy as well to avoid being tagged by the opposing team and loosing the game.
Many Pakistanis love this sport and even have an International Kabbadi Federation that regulates the game.
Kabaddi is also played in countries such as India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia and even in Japan.
Kabaddi is a major sport that makes Pakistan a place to be for the sport aficionado.
Let me remind you that sports make you strong physically and mentally. Now, if you are a Pakistani, then you are not just strong, lean and fit, you are also intelligent and a strategist.
Because of the strong inclination to sports by Pakistani people in combination with their colorful traditions and historical landmarks, a visit in Pakistan will never be completed for a short time.
Wedding, sports and the picturesque country will surely invite you over and over in Pakistan.