Polo: A proud tradition lives on
Few sports can be said to enjoy the prestige and exclusivity of polo, often dubbed the “Game of Kings”. From the emperors of the Tang Dynasty to the British royal family today, polo has long been associated with nobility and court life.
Polo is believed to be history’s oldest equestrian sport, with a tradition that dates back 2,500 years to the Persian Empire, when the royal guard and other elite troops played the game as part of their training. From Persia, polo was brought east by the Moguls, and in the mid-19th century adopted by the British in India who enthusiastically embraced the game.
“A Polo Handicap is Your Passport To The World.” – Sir Winston Churchill
In the modern era, polo is played in over 80 countries and is very popular in Argentina, England and the United States. Asia has reignited its passion for the sport, which is played in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and now, led by Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club, China.
Metropolitan Intervarsity Polo 2014 – The Cambridge Challenge
Metropolitan Polo Classic 2014 will showcase the most prestigious university polo teams from England and the USA. Apart from the four teams from the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, Harvard University and Yale University who participated in the inaugural tournament last year, polo teams from the University of London in England and Stanford University in the USA will also take part in this year’s tournament. The University of Cambridge was last year’s champion, and with two newly participating universities, the upcoming competition is guaranteed to be a fierce battle!
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The inaugural Metropolitan Intervarsity Polo, which is being held from 23 to 28 July 2013 at Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club, saw representation from polo teams from the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, Harvard University and Yale University. In the final match, the University of Cambridge and Harvard University faced off in a fierce battle. The University of Cambridge’s James Marshall scored the final goal of the tournament just seconds before the end of the last chukka to end the match-play with 8-3.
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