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Sri Lanka hockey in tragic ruin in the hands of a ‘privileged few’-BY ALTHAF NAWAZ When it was a pride to play hockey Source:Sundayobserver Sri Lanka has produced several sportsmen who excelled in various sporting disciplines. Hockey was right up there which dominated until the late 80s in this tiny Island-Sri Lanka also known as the Pearl of Indian Ocean. Tragically the sport is now in a pathetic state more or less like an orphan as there is no one to take care of it. A game which has a proud history of over 4,000 years was initially launched and dominated by the Englishmen. It later gradually spread into the Asian region. At present, Asians are giants of the game with India and Pakistan on top while Sri Lanka which was on par with them, has faced a drastic decline in the last three decades. ...