The annual Shandur polo festival concluded on Sunday at world\u2019s highest polo ground in Chitral.
\nAddressing on the occasion, the senior officials of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government said that the provincial government in collaboration with Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), was making all out efforts to promote sports and tourism while polo game will find special attention and patronage of the KPK government.
\nHe said the polo grounds of the major towns of the district including Garum Chashma, Booni, Shagram, Reshun will be reconstructed and polo players will get the special package from the government so that \u2018the game of kings\u2019 is revived in Chitral which ultimately promotes tourism.
\nThe three-day famous Shandur polo festival had started on Friday (July 29) in Chitral.
\nThe official of Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) told APP that the festival regularly was held each year from July 7 to 9 but this year firstly due to Eid ul Fitr and then monsoons the event was delayed until the end of July.
\nShandur Polo Festival is one of the big festivals in the country.
\nThe polo which is played between the polo teams of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is experienced as a free-style polo match.
\nThe festival also includes Folk music, Folk dance, traditional sports.
\nPolo was introduced in South Asia, by the Muslim kings in the 13th century. English word \u2018Polo\u201d is, in fact, a Balti word meaning, \u201cball\u201d.
\nIn ancient times, there was no limit to the number of players and no time limit. Which team scored nine goals first, became the winner.
\nToday, there are six players on each side, but this is by no means a rule in local polo games. The game lasts for one hour with a ten-minute break.
\nChitral, Gilgit and Skardu have always played the game of polo closest to its original form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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