While the sport of
polo is older than recorded history, we know that its origins are in the
inspirational relationship between humans and horses. The art of polo is
distinctly Persian and it is thought to have originated in Persia over 2000
years ago. The special bond and the unique blending of athletic talents between
horse and rider have helped polo evolve into The Sport of Kings. Game played on horseback between two teams of four players
each who use mallets with long, flexible handle to drive a wooden ball down a
grass field and between two goal posts. The
match is divided into chukkas, each lasting 7 minutes, with an interval of 3
minutes between each one. The object of Polo is for a team to score more points
than its opposition, thus winning the game. Each team attempts to move the ball
into the opposition's half of the pitch with the aim of eventually hitting it
through the goal to score. Each team of four is made up of attackers and
defenders, but realistically all members of a polo team are expected to be
flexible and make any play whether offensive or defensive and change position as
necessary to benefit the team. Today, the oldest of equestrian sports is
finding a shiny, new vitality among the young people in the whole world. We are
so thrilled to announce that, Polo has been officially registered as an Iranian
sport on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage in December 2017.
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| Two polo teams are competing with each other in Naqshe jahan Square of Isfahan, Iran |
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