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How three-time hockey gold medallists Pakistan completed a disastrous hat-trick of not qualifying for the Olympics

Tongue firmly in his cheek, a television presenter harks back to the time when hockey was ‘sone ka phuwara’, golden fountain. Another anchor, less sarcastic but more dramatic, sheds ‘khoon ke aansu’.There’s a sombre recollection of the days when they were the ‘shahenshah’. And venting of pent-up feelings. “Dynamite lagi imaarate itni tezi se nahi girti jitni tezi se Pakistan hockey giri hai (Buildings fitted with dynamites don’t fall as fast as Pakistan hockey),” screams a host. The Paris Olympics hockey tournament will begin in six months. But Pakistan won’t be there. Like in Tokyo three years ago. And at Rio before that. Last weekend, they finished fourth at a qualification tournament in Muscat. Only top three qualified. It means the fabled Green Shirts, the most successful team at th...