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Nov 2023
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Podgap (83) | Iranology (Adv.): Polo (Th...

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Polo is a ball game played on horseback, a traditional field sport and one of the world's oldest known team sports. Polo has been called "the sport of kings" In Persia, polo became a national sport, played by the nobility and military men. The game was formalised and spread west to Constantinople, east to Tibet, China and Japan, and south to India.

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