[:es]In fact, the history of polo probably dates back to the domestication of the horse.
Traces of this game are found in the riders of central Asia 2,500 years ago, between China and Mongolia. It was in Persia that this game achieved its titles of nobility, where it was reserved for the best warriors, kings and princes. From Persia, the game of bocce and taco spread throughout the East.
It came to the West through the British, who discovered it at the time of its colonial empire in India, in 1850. British officers were passionate about this sport practiced by the Maharajas. They adopted, adapted and established the of game. The first polo match in Europe was played in England in 1869, with two teams of eight players, and the Hurlingham Polo Association was founded in 1875, the same year that the polo was introduced in Argentina. The teams were reduced to four riders and the handicap system (which restores the balance between teams of different levels) was implemented in 1888.
From its beginnings, the Argentine pole became famous in the international championships: gold medal in the Olympic Games of 1924 in Paris and 1936 in Berlin. It is also owed to an Argentine, Marcos Uranga, the creation of the International Polo Federation (FIP), in 1982, which today regroups 48 associations throughout the world.[:en]In fact, the history of the polo probably dates back to the domestication of the horse.
Traces of this game are found in the riders of central Asia 2,500 years ago, between China and Mongolia. It was in Persia that this game achieved its titles of nobility, where it was reserved for the best warriors, kings and princes. From Persia, the game of bocce and taco spread throughout the East.
It came to the West through the British, who discovered it at the time of its colonial empire in India, in 1850. British officers were passionate about this sport practiced by the Maharajas. They adopted, adapted and established the of game. The first polo match in Europe was played in England in 1869, with two teams of eight players, and the Hurlingham Polo Association was founded in 1875, the same year that the polo was introduced in Argentina. The teams were reduced to four riders and the handicap system (which restores the balance between teams of different levels) was implemented in 1888.
From its beginnings, the Argentine pole became famous in the international championships: gold medal in the Olympic Games of 1924 in Paris and 1936 in Berlin. It is also owed to an Argentine, Marcos Uranga, the creation of the International Polo Federation (FIP), in 1982, which today regroups 48 associations throughout the world.[:]
