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Elephant polo is a variant of polo played while riding elephants.It is played in Nepal, and Thailand. England and Scotland regularly field teams. Equipment consists of a standard polo ball and a 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) to 3 metres (9.8 ft) cane (similar to bamboo) sticks with a polo mallet head on the end.
King's Cup Elephant Polo is an elephant polo event played three times a year in Thailand, [1] Sri Lanka, and Nepal. In each match, two teams compete. Each team consists of five humans and five elephants. There is no monetary prize. Sponsors have included Johnnie Walker, PwC, Peroni, and IBM. PETA claims that at least eight other corporate ...
Elephant Polo World Cup 2012, Meghauli, Nepal. Elephant polo is a variant of polo played while riding elephants. It is played in Nepal, and Thailand. England and Scotland regularly field teams. Equipment consists of a standard polo ball and a 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) to 3 metres (9.8 ft) cane (similar to bamboo) sticks with a polo mallet head on the ...
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About 30 elephants trained to play polo raised money to save its own kind at the 2017 King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Bangkok.
Nepal Elephant Game Association is the governing body for the sport Elephant polo which hosted 'World Cup Elephant Polo" in Nepal. [5] The National Sports Council (NSC) of Nepal is the apex body responsible for the development, promotion, and management of sports in Nepal. Established with the aim of fostering athletic activities across the ...
Badminton tournaments in Nepal (4 P) Basketball competitions in Nepal (3 C, 1 P) F. Football competitions in Nepal (5 C, 6 P) I. ... King's Cup Elephant Polo
Polo is an example, with competitors hitting a ball with mallets while on horseback. Elephant polo dates back to the early 20th century when members of the British aristocracy in Nepal began playing the sport. [2] In the 14th to 16th centuries jousting was a popular one-on-one tournament event involving knights on horseback. [3]