In this Nov. 16, 2010 file photo, Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton pose for the media at St. James's Palace in London, after they announced their engagement. The couple are to wed in 2011. - Photo by AP.
The year 2010: Celebrations
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. – Buddha
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It took 16 years for the Pakistan hockey team to climb to the top of the ladder and two decades to recapture the Asian Games crown. Pakistan’s 2-0 triumph over Malaysia in the final also earned the green shirts a direct ticket to the 2012 London Olympics. Penalty corner celebrity Sohail Abbas, a last minute inclusion who came out of his retirement in Jan 2009, and forward Rehan Butt, who was declared the best Asian player by the Asian Hockey Federation in 2008, netted a goal each. Pakistan overcame last two-time winner South Korea while Malaysia stunned India in the two gruelling semi-finals. Former Olympian full-back Qasim Zia, who succeeded Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali as Pakistan Hockey Federation chief soon after Beijing Olympics debacle where Pakistan finished a poor eighth, had set his eyes on Asian Games from day one and proved it despite the team’s poor showing time and again. - File Photo
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