page_title: Jhelum
section_title: Sports
hierarchical_section_title: Jhelum / Sports
caption_attribution_description: English: Ch Asif Hussain of Kantrili and his horse which went on to win first prize
context_page_description: Jhelum is a city on the right bank of the Jhelum River, in the district of Jhelum in the north of Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the 44th largest city of Pakistan by population. Jhelum is known for providing many soldiers to the British Army before independence, and later to the Pakistan armed forces - due to which it is also known as City of Soldiers or Land of Martyrs and Warriors.
  Jhelum is a few miles upstream from the site of the ancient Battle of the Hydaspes between the armies of Alexander and King Porus. A city called Bucephala was founded nearby to commemorate the death of Alexander's horse, Bucephalus. Other notable sites nearby include the 16th-century Rohtas Fort, the Tilla Jogian complex of ancient temples, and the 16th-century Grand Trunk Road which passes through the city. According to the 2017 census of Pakistan, the population of Jhelum was 190,425. The name of the city is derived from the words Jal and Ham, as the water that flows through the river originates in the Himalayas. There are a number of industries in and around Jhelum city, including a tobacco factory, wood, marble, glass and flour mills.
context_section_description: Located within the city is a golf course called the River-View Golf Club, where national golf tournaments are held regularly.
  There is also a Cricket + football Stadium Zamir Jaffri Cricket Stadium where District level tournaments are held. In October 2008, Pakistan Cricket Board upgraded this stadium for Regional events.
  Besides the mainstream sports like football, cricket, hockey, and squash, a lot of other sports are also played in the rural areas around the city. These include tent pegging, volleyball, stone-lifting Beeni and Kabaddi. Thousands of people flock to these local grand sporting events as keenly as the average sports fan anywhere in the world.
  These events are usually sponsored by the UK and foreign based Pakistani diaspora.
caption: Horse and rider in action
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