Elephants play sticks

The ball of polo polo each team has 4 elephants, each with a hand, use sticks to drive the ball into the golf course.

On December 2, 2006, the competition for world elephant polo football was held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the sport being formed in the Kingdom of Nepal.

There are 8 polo teams from countries gathered in Meghauli town at the edge of the forest of Chitwan Royal Park in southern Nepal, where competitions took place from November 26 to December 2.

This sport originated from the kings of the Rajasthan dynasty in northwestern India and was later formalized by James Manclark, an Irish plantation owner and also a former ski champion. bobsleigh cars, along with you are Jim Edwards, owner of the Tiger Tops zoo in Nepal, which is also the place where the elephant polo competitions take place every year since 1982.

Photos in the elephant elephant tournament (Photo: Portoraroyal.co.uk)

During the press conference and the closing ceremony of the competition on December 2, Jim Edwards, co-founder of the sport, said that 25 years ago, Team Tiger Tops, along with other teams, took part The exam is exciting, because this is a very interesting pastime. No one focuses on winning or losing but only for the purpose of raising funds.

The ball of polo polo each team has 4 elephants, each with a hand, use sticks to drive the ball into the golf course. Tuskers Island, a player in the Tiger Tops team, said the sport is very exciting because it has other elements than horseback polo. Winning in the final contest belonged to Team Angus Estate led by Mr. James Manclark. He said that this year's competition was very exciting, because everyone played very well, and his team was extremely lucky to win.

Dan Ko