Islamabad: South Korea and Pakistan are added for Field Hockey’s Champions Trophy that will held in India this year.
The two Asian nations will join world champions Australia, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and hosts India in the annual tournament.
South Korea is ranked sixth in the world, while Pakistan is rewarded for winning the Asian Games gold medal in Guangzhou, China last month, which earned them a direct entry to the 2012 London Olympics.
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Probably this event will be held in November-December but exact dates and host cities will be announced later.
The Champions Trophy has been a six-nation event since its inception in 1978 but the FIH is decided to add two more teams from this year.
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