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origins in Persia over 2,000 years
ago. The name “polo” is derived
from the Tibetan world for ball,
pulu. The British witnessed the
sport in India, and more specifical-
ly in the region of Manipur. Today,
it is played all over the world, and
in particular in Argentina, Brazil,
the United Arab Emirates, the
United States of America
and the United Kingdom.
However, it must
be mentioned
that the old-
till the Game of Kings
f Kings
est polo club, the Calcutta Club
founded in 1862, is located in
India.
Understandably, it is not a sport
accessible to all, because it calls
for considerable resources, not just
horses and equipment, but also a
groom, a