Diamond Paints clinch FIP Ambassador's Polo Cup.

LAHORE -- Diamond Paints emerged as title winners of the Gul Ahmed 104th FIP Ambassador's Polo Cup 2019 with Polo in Pink event after defeating Adisseo by 8-6 in the jam-packed final played here at the Lahore Polo Club (LPC) ground on Sunday.

President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi graced the final as chief guest and distributed prizes among the winners and position holders. Other notables present on the occasion were Jahangir Khan Tareen, Lahore Polo Club President Malik Atif Yar Tiwana, Organising Committee Chairman Ishaq Khan Khakwani, Co-Chairman Abdul Haye Mehta, committee members Azam Hayat Noon, Agha Murtaza, Mir Shoaib Ahmed, Usman Haye, Saqib Khan Khakwani, Agha Najeeb Raza, polo players, their families and a great number of polo lovers.

Mir Huzaifa Ahmed was hero of the day as he fired in fantabulous five goals to guide Diamond Paints to an inspiring triumph while his teammates Mike Egan and Mir Shoaib Ahmed contributed with two and one goal respectively. From the losing side, although Atif Yar Tiwana played tremendous polo and smashed in all the six goals, yet his heroics couldn't save his team from facing 6-8 defeat.

In the final match of the prestigious event, Diamond paints were off to flying start as their hero Mir Huzaifa converted two fantastic field goals to provide his side 2-0 lead. After that, an aggressive game approach was witnessed from Adisseo, as their in-form star Atif Tiwana displayed outstanding polo skills and hammered a hat-trick of goals to give his side 3-2 lead.

The second chukker saw Diamond Paints gaining back their momentum and banging in a brace through Mike Egan and...

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