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• n  Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
• n  a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball

• In Pakistan, polo is more than just a sport for the leisure class.
• The Greentree polo team is named for the Long Island estate of John Hay ("Jock") Whitney, who has been trying for five years to win the National Open Championship.
• Polo is an ancient game of India, but indoor polo was born in a Manhattan riding academy in 1910.

• Polo
• Marco Polo

News & Articles

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• 9th Annual Pink Ribbon Polo Classic held Sunday
  Crowds packed the Pink Ribbon Polo Classic in Albemarle County Sunday afternoon to raise money for breast cancer research.
  June 17, 2013 - NBC 29 Charlottesville
• Polo is a family affair for SC star's kids
  The country's highest-rated polo player is passing on his love of the equestrian sport to his small stable of children.
  June 16, 2013 - WCNC Charlotte
• Water polo: A hard-fought loss
  Pasadena High School’s girls water polo team held on for a hard-fought 4-3 overtime win over Nipomo High in a defensive battle Tuesday during a CIF Southern Section Division 5 wild card game.
  June 16, 2013 - The Adobe Press

Quotes

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• Tan Dun in Forbes
  This is just beginning,the 49-year-old Tan said at a recent news conference. "I wish the opera ...... will form a huge Marco Polo phenomenon. In the next wave, I hope the American culture and the world culture could be one culture - ours....
• Ernie Banks in SI.com
  He played in some unusual parks,Banks said. "The Polo Grounds had strange dimensions for a power hitter. Candlestick was so windy. Willie adjusted to wherever he was playing. He hit the ball everywhere. He adjusted to the park and the team...
• Katie Price in Horse & Hound Online
  I'm really excited about being part of the British Open's celebrity arena polo match this April,said Katie. "I've played polo before and really enjoyed it so I'm definitely looking forward to going head-to-head with another celebrity and...