LAHORE: Pakistan has qualified for the Tent-pegging World Cup 2018 after ten years.
Pakistan Tent-pegging team have won two gold and two silver medals in the qualifiers, which were held in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.
The Tent-pegging World Cup is going to be held in Moscow in September 2018. The tournament featured teams from Pakistan, India, Australia and Arab Emirates.
Pakistani team comprises of Nigah Hussain (Captain), Fazeel Ahmad Bhatti, Irfan Mehmood, Nasir Gowance, Rashid Warraich, Dr. Farooq Ahmad (Manager) and Malik Haroon Bindyal (coach).
Tent-pegging is an ancient equestrian sport based on light horse skills and tactics. Teams of four riders gallop in unison past four pegs in the ground. Points are awarded for both retrieving the peg with either a sword or a lance, as well as team drill.