Pakistan's hockey World Cup winner Naved Alam dies aged 47
Alam, an outspoken person who was a key member of the Pakistan team that last won the World Cup in 1994, was diagnosed with blood cancer only a few days back
Pakistan’s well-known hockey World Cup winner, Naved Alam, died on Tuesday in Lahore, barely few days after being diagnosed with blood cancer. He was 47.
Alam, an outspoken person who was a key member of the Pakistan team that last won the World Cup in 1994, was diagnosed with blood cancer only a few days back when he checked into a hospital after feeling unwell.
“It is with sadness that we announce that Naved Alam has passed away today after a battle with cancer,” his family announced.
Naved, a strong fullback had just started his chemotherapy in Lahore on Monday, after which his condition deteriorated.
The Sindh government had written to the hospital, confirming they would bear all expenses for his treatment, but the game’s former stalwarts took the Pakistan Hockey Federation to task for not coming forward to help the Olympian who featured in the 1996 Atlanta Games.
