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The 2008 World Polo Championship, eight edition, took place in Mexico during May 2008 and was won by Chile. [1] Background.
Polo is a ball game that is played on horseback as a traditional field sport.It is one of the world's oldest known team sports, [7] having been adopted in the Western world from the game of Chovgan (Persian: چوگان), which originated in ancient Iran, dating back over 2,000 years.
The 2008 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 40th annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, California from December 6–7, 2008. [1] [2]
Shandur Polo Festival (Urdu: شندور چوگان میلہ) is a sports festival held annually from 7 to 9 July at Shandur Top in the chitral, of the Gupis-Yasin District of Gilgit-Baltistan. The polo tournament is played between the teams of Gilgit District and Chitral District , under freestyle rules.
The International Polo Cup, also called the Newport Cup and the Westchester Cup, is a trophy in polo that was created in 1886 and is played for by teams from the United States and England. [ a ] Matches were conducted 12 times between 1886 and 1939, suspended during World War II, and not revived until 1992 due to changing times and interests. [ 2 ]
Water polo at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad; Tournament details; Host country China: City: Beijing: Venue(s) Ying Tung Natatorium: Dates: 10–24 August 2008: Events: 2 (men's, women's) Teams: 12 , 8 (from 4 confederations) Competitors: 153 men, 103 women: Final positions; Champions Hungary Netherlands : Runners-up United States (men)
The 2008 Men's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament to decide the remaining four competing teams, out of twelve, to attend the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. Eight teams were already qualified, including China as the host country.
The format of water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics: [2] Twelve teams are divided into two preliminary groups, [ 3 ] composed of six teams each, and play a single round robin in each group. The first placed team of each group will have a bye.