Polo

Polo is a stick and ball game that is played on horseback as a traditional field sport. One of the oldest known team sports in the world, it originated as Chovgan (Persian: چوگان) in greater Iran and central Asia over two millennia ago, and was later adopted by the Western world from its modern form developed in India.

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variant of polo played riding elephants

Chovgan () is a team sport with horses that originated in ancient Iran (Persia). It was considered an aristocratic game and held in a separate field, on specially trained horses. The game was widespread among the Asian peoples. It is played in Iran, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. It was later adopted in the Western World, known today as polo.

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''''', also called ''''' (, literally "duck game"), is a game played on horseback that combines elements from polo and basketball. Since 1953 it has been the national sport of Argentina.

250px|thumb|right|Motoball in Germany Motoball (also known as motorcycle polo) is a team motorsport similar to association football, with the main differences being that all players (except goalkeepers) are riding motorcycles, and the ball is much bigger. It began as an officially organized sport in the mid-1920s or mid-1930s.

thumb|upright=1.35|A horse show competitor wearing contemporary stretch-fabric jodhpurs

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thumb|Playing polocrosse in New South Wales, Australia. No.1 Attack, Quirindi Club Final.

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motorsport invented in the United States

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Mongolian sport

horse used in the game polo

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Recreational activity

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