{"id":41970,"date":"2023-12-31T02:09:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T02:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/hockey-legend-laid-to-rest-in-abbottabad-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-31T02:09:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T02:09:04","slug":"hockey-legend-laid-to-rest-in-abbottabad-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/hockey-legend-laid-to-rest-in-abbottabad-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Hockey legend laid  to rest in Abbottabad | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<strong class=\"location-names\"><br \/>\nABBOTABAD:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">Pakistan\u2019s most stylish and legendary hockey player Fazalur Rehman, better known as Bila Lala, who won World Cup for Pakistan was laid to rest in his native village in Abbottabad on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">The 84-year-old had passed away on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">The exceptional athlete made it to the Pakistan national hockey team in the 1960s and was part of the team that won gold medals in the Sumer Olympics in Mexico, the Asian Games, and the first Hockey World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">According to family sources, the great Olympian passed away after a prolonged illness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">He, with his crafty stickwork and command over the ball, used to make a formidable defence against his opponents and played a key role in crucial victories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">In one such crucial match against India in the semifinals of an Olympic contest, the iconic athlete scored a memorable goal that remained imprinted on the minds of fans for the rest of his life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">It was a time when the most luminous star on Pakistan hockey\u2019s horizon, star Saeed Anwar, had missed two goals on penalty strokes in the previous game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">Hundreds of people from different walks of life including sports participated in the funeral prayers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">Abbottabad was where he began his sporting career as a hockey player and played for Mardan Sugar Mills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">This hockey journey continued till 1964 and in 1965, he made it to the Pakistan national hockey team. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"background-color:white\">Published in The Express Tribune, March 10<sup>th<\/sup>, 2023.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v5.0&#038;appId=419051588770002&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABBOTABAD: Pakistan\u2019s most stylish and legendary hockey player Fazalur Rehman, better known as Bila Lala, who won World Cup for Pakistan was laid to rest in his native village in Abbottabad on Thursday. The 84-year-old had passed away on Wednesday. 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