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won the ICC World Twenty20 once (in 2009), and were runners-up (in
2007). The team has also won the Australasia Cup in 1986, 1990, and
1994. At an international level, Pakistan has competed many times
at the Summer Olympics in field hockey, boxing, athletics, swimming,
and shooting. Hockey is the sport in which Pakistan has been most
successful at the Olympics, with three gold medals (1960, 1968, and
1984). Pakistan has also won the Hockey World Cup four times (1971,
1978, 1982, and 1994). Pakistan has hosted several international
competitions, including the South Asian Federation Games in 1989 and
2004. A1 Grand Prix racing is also becoming popular with the entry of
a Pakistani team in the 2005 season. The Tour de Pakistan, modeled
on the Tour de France, is an annual cycling competition that covers
the length and breadth of Pakistan. Recently, football has grown in
popularity across the country, where traditionally it had been played
almost exclusively in the western province of Balochistan. Fifa has
recently teamed up with the government to bring football closer to the
northern areas too.
Cuisine:
Culinary art in Pakistan comprises a mix of Middle Eastern, Iranian,
Afghan, north west Indian, and Turkish cuisine that reflects the country’s
history as well as the variation of cooking practices from across the