🐎 Polo – The Sport of Kings

📖 Origin & History

Polo, often called the “Sport of Kings,” originated in Manipur, India over 2,000 years ago. Known locally as Sagol Kangjei, it was a war-training exercise played by cavalrymen. The British later popularized the game worldwide after discovering it in Manipur during the 19th century.

💡 Did You Know?

🏇 Polo is considered the world’s oldest team sport.

🌍 Modern polo spread to England and then worldwide from India.

🇮🇳 The Imphal Polo Ground in Manipur is the world’s oldest polo ground still in use.

👑 Polo was called the Game of Kings because of its royal patronage.

🔁 Evolution

Ancient Manipur — Played as Sagol Kangjei for war training.

Medieval India — Adopted by Mughal emperors and aristocrats.

British Raj — British officers learn polo in India and take it to England in the 19th century.

Modern era — Polo is played internationally with professional leagues and championships.

🧩 How It’s Played

Played between two teams of four players each, mounted on horses.
Objective is to hit a wooden ball into the opponent’s goal using a long-handled mallet.
Each match has 4 to 8 periods, called chukkas, of 7 minutes each.
The team with the most goals at the end wins.

🐎 Polo – The Sport of Kings

📖 Origin & History

💡 Did You Know?

🔁 Evolution

🧩 How It’s Played

🎯 Quick Quiz

Where did the game of Polo originate?