{"id":52,"date":"2016-07-31T07:01:47","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T21:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=52"},"modified":"2016-07-31T09:31:42","modified_gmt":"2016-07-30T23:31:42","slug":"three-day-shandur-polo-festival-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/three-day-shandur-polo-festival-kicks-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Three day Shandur Polo festival kicks off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHITRAL: A three-day Shandur Polo festival kicked off on Friday attracting a large number of local and international visitors who arrived to watch this unusual game at the highest Polo ground of the world.<br \/>\nNestled amid the Hindukush Mountains the Shandur polo ground is situated at a height of 12500 feet above sea level.INP reported<br \/>\nA camp village will be set up till July 31 at the venue where tourists and locals will reside and take part in activities like paragliding, traditional dance and songs.<br \/>\nPolo which originated in the region is considered an expensive sport as it is played on horseback with players hitting a ball with a mallet.<br \/>\nPolo teams from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral will participate in the event. 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