polo

Also known as equestrian polo

Polo is a stick and ball game that is played on horseback as a traditional field sport. One of the oldest known team sports in the world, it originated as Chovgan (Persian: چوگان) in greater Iran and central Asia over two millennia ago, and was later adopted by the Western world from its modern form developed in India.

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Polo is a team sport played on horseback where players use sticks to hit a ball across a field, making it one of the world's oldest known team sports. The game originated in ancient Persia and Central Asia over two thousand years ago before being adopted by the Western world through its modern form developed in India.

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Within Vinony's link graph, polo is referenced by 2,033 other articles, and connects out to ice hockey, playing card and horse racing.

Vinony files it under Ball games, Equestrian team sports and Former Summer Olympic sports.

Its subject is documented across 78 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Sport.name: Polo
Sport.image: File:Varsity Polo 2013.jpg
Sport.caption: Players playing polo
Sport.union: Federation of International Polo
Sport.nickname: The Sport of Kings
Sport.firstlabel: Origin
Sport.first: Greater Iran
Sport.clubs: 90+
Sport.contact: Yes
Sport.mgender: Yes
Sport.category: Equestrian, ball game, team sport
Sport.equipment: Polo pony, mallet, ball, protective wear
Sport.venue: Polo field or arena
Sport.country/region: Worldwide
Sport.olympic: Formerly (1900, 1908, 1920–1924 and 1936)

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Image: Varsity Polo 2013.jpg

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Commons category: Polo
Unicode character: 🏇

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Origins and etymology
Middle Ages and Early Modern era
Modern era
India and Britain
Ireland
Argentina
United States
Contemporary polo
Argentina
High season vs. Low season
East and Southeast Asia
West Asia
India
Ireland
Pakistan
United Kingdom
United States
Rest of the Americas
Rules
Players
Ball
Equipment
Mallet
The field
Outdoor polo game structure
Polo ponies
Saddle
Indoor or arena polo
Clubs and tournament
Variants
Played on vehicles or other animals
On other animals
On vehicles
Horse simulacrum
Popular culture
See also
Notes
References
Further reading

Polo has been called "The Sport of Kings" and has become a spectator sport for equestrians and high society, often supported by sponsorship. The progenitor of polo and its variants existed from the 6th century BCE to the 1st century CE, as an equestrian game played in Persia (Iran). From Iran, where the sport evolved and developed, the game became popular around the world. Today there are well over 100 member countries in the Federation of International Polo, and it is played professionally in 16 countries; it was also an Olympic sport from 1900 to 1936.

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