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Hockey and Wushu have been included in the National Games being held from December 25 at Peshswar. This decision was taken at an emergent executive committee meeting of Pakistan Olympic Association which held under the chairmanship of its President, Lt Gen retd Syed Arif Hasan on Friday. Giving details of the meeting at a news conference, Arif in the presence of Provincial Sports Minister Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Syed Aqil Shah, said that both Hockey and Wushu were included because they made the country proud at the Asian Games. Hockey won the gold medal after twenty years and Wushu a chinese style of martial art got a silver. POA President said now 19 disciplines will be contested int Games for which the organisers have assured top security. Syed Aqil Shah gave a detailed briefing on the security measures to be taken during the games for the safety and security of players and officials. He said POA has constituted a three member evaluation committee to monitor daily progress on the security measures to be taken during the Games.Arif Hasan said Pakistan will take part in handball, kabaddi, bodybuilding and sailing events of the beach Games being held in Muscat from December 10.
