Pakistan participated in the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China on 12âÂÂ27 November 2010. These games yielded three team gold medals for Pakistan, including a field hockey (men) gold after 20 years at the Asian Games, the country's eighth overall, and also its first major field hockey title since winning the 1994 World Cup in Sydney, Australia. It also saw Pakistan become gold medallist in the inaugural events of cricket (women) and squash (men's team).
Originally, the Commonwealth Games gold medalist Azhar Hussain was nominated to carry the flag, but a conflict with his training schedule forced the officials to nominate the country's field hockey captain, Zeeshan Ashraf instead. Pakistan's president, Asif Ali Zardari, attended the opening ceremony as a guest of the Chinese.
The Pakistan baseball team qualified for the Asian Games after winning the Asia Cup qualifiers in Islamabad earlier in the year.
13 November 2010 â 12:00
14 November 2010 â 13:00
16 November 2010 12:00
Officials
Pakistan will send both men's and women's teams to the Games.
The following players were selected to participate:
The following players were selected to participate:
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Officials
Initially, Pakistan was not sending a team to compete in these games, but after the President of Pakistan Football Federation, Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat committed to bearing the expenses of the team, it was once again included in the Games. Pakistan is in Group F with Oman, Thailand and Maldives.
Goalkeepers (2)
Defenders (6)
Midfielders (7)
Strikers (5)
Pakistan will hold a training camp for the team at Lahore from 24 October until the beginning of the Games. PHF announced a 16-member team on 3 November, which saw the return of Sohail Abbas and Salman Akbar and the retention of Zeeshan Ashraf as captain.
Officials
22 November
23 November
24 November