Rahat Khan (field hockey)

Rahat Khan
Personal information
Born
British India

Rahat Khan is a Pakistani field hockey player and league official.[1]

She was featured in an episode of the BBC Four programme India’s Frontier Railways while travelling with a girls' hockey team to a tournament in India. She was known as the "Hockey Queen" since 1985 for her prowess. In 1996, she received a trophy for "Best Sports Women" from the Pakistani Railways. She played and worked for the railway's hockey association for 12 years as a player and trainer. As of 2017, she is secretary of the Pakistani Punjab's Women's Hockey Association and manager of the Punjab's Under-19 girls' team. Her son has no interest in hockey, showing only an interest in cricket.[2]

Her sister, Sarwat Khan was also a Pakistani field hockey player.

References

  1. ^ "Sports Briefs - PHF-SBP to hold 1st women hockey league". The Nation. February 2, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  2. ^ India’s Frontier Trains, episode 3 (TV program). BBC Four. 2017. Event occurs at 9:00. Retrieved December 7, 2017.


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