Polo The Famous Game of Gilgit Baltistan/King of the game

                                 The Famous Game of Gilgit Baltistan

                                                         " Polo"

                              The game of king's and the king of games

     The name should have started from the Tibetan "polo" signifying "ball" or "ballgame". the game has frequently been related with the rich and respectable of society. The game was played by Kings, Princes and Queens in Persia, there for it is also called the game of King's and the ruler of game. A origin of Central Asian culture, polo was first played in Iran at dates given from the sixth century bc to the first century promotion. Polo was at initial a preparation game for cavalry units, normally the ruler's watchman or other tip top troops, by keeping the ancient tradition every year Polo match held at world highest  Polo ground  at Shandor Polo ground.

                                    

 

Shandoor Polo Festival

Shandur Polo Festival is one of the huge celebrations in Pakistan. This celebration is held from 7 to 9 July consistently on Shandur Pass in Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The polo match is played between the groups of Gilgit-Baltistan Districts and Chitral District, is a free-style game.

The commencement of polo in Shandur is credited to the Balti Raja of Skardu; Ali Sher Khan Anchan who constructed the polo ground of Shandur as well.Shandur welcomes guests to encounter a customary polo competition which beginning around 1936 has been held yearly in the principal seven day stretch of July between the neighborhood groups of Gilgit and Chitral. Coordinated and supported by the Tourism Corporation of NWFP, the competition is held on Shandur Top, the most elevated polo ground on the planet at 3,700 meters. The celebration likewise incorporates Folk music, free style dance with the winner.

 

Different groups of Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan have consistently played the sport of polo nearest to its unique structure. During the mid twentieth 100 years, the British in adjoining India were the supporters of the game. Free-styled mountain polo is apparently polo in its most flawless structure. This form of the game played at Shandur-Top has achieved amazing status and is of extraordinary interest to global and homegrown experience vacationers the same. There are no umpires and there are no limits. The principles are: There are no standards! In "The Roof of the World" Amin/Willets/Tetley express: "by correlation, an American Wild West rodeo could be mistaken for ensemble practice." As one player once referenced: "You can ride head-on into the rival, if you think it wise."

Polo in Pakistan

To choose the last groups to play at the Shandur Polo Festival, fundamental matches are played both in Chitral and Gilgit, in which the best ponies and players are picked for the last games by the nearby juries. The celebration starts on 7 July. Over the span of the competition A, B, C and D groups of Chitral and Gilgit. fight it out on the polo field. Each group has six individuals with 2-4 hold players if there should be an occurrence of injury and so forth. The match length is typically 60 minutes. It is partitioned into equal parts, with a 10 minutes stretch. During spans, local people captivate the crowds with conventional and social exhibitions. The game ruled for the group scoring more objectives.

 

The field estimates around 200 meters by 56 meters  with 60 cm high stone dividers running the length of the field on the two sides rather than sheets. As six players make up one side, the field can become genuinely busy. This enjoys the benefit of marginally dialing back the speed, which, taking everything into account, is presumably fairly wellbeing improving. Players seldom wear caps, The ponies' legs frequently have no gauzes, and hammers frequently have no grasps or lashes.