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  • Players on horseback compete in a polo match on a large grassy field, with trees and a building in the background.
    polo
    / Modern international competition

    Elephant polo: Novelty sport created in the early 20th century and played from elephant-back using extra-long mallets and with mahouts steering the elephants. Following concerns about animal cruelty, organized competitive matches have been discontinued since 2018. Camel polo: A desert adaptation played on camels rather…

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    Elephant polo: Novelty sport created in the early 20th century and played from elephant-back using extra-long mallets and with mahouts steering the elephants. Following concerns about animal cruelty, organized competitive matches have been discontinued since 2018. Camel polo: A desert adaptation played on camels rather…

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