POA seeks report from PHF

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Olympic Association has given Pakistan Hockey Federation yet another reminder to furnish all details on harassment and assault of a woman hockey player during camp training.

The reminder was given following earlier communiqué that asked the PHF to furnish details of inquiry (if conducted) regarding the unfortunate incident with the details of victim’s point of view.

“We have yet again given reminder to PHF to submit all the details of inquiry so that the further action should be taken according to the guidelines given by the International Olympic Committee (IOC),” a POA official when approached said.A woman hockey player was allegedly assaulted by a team official at the conclusion of training camp in October.

Though official denied allegations, the woman player came in public, accusing the official of assault on the night of October 8. The woman player also wrote to Punjab Sports Minister Jahangir Khanzada requesting for necessary action against the official.

The matter now becomes even serious as IOC has stepped in asking the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) to investigate the matter and report back to the custodian of all Olympic sports. The IOC had adopted concrete measures first in 2006 and then in 2016 to disco-urage such assaults or exploitation of women folk in the field of sports.