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Thursday, April 16, 2009

April 16- Sports

The game of polo. Hockey on horses. Polo has risen over time to be one of those sports you associate with England, but surprisingly, it does not originate there. So, my question is: Where did polo originate?




Polo originated in China and Persia around 2,000 years ago. It only became popular in the Western Hemisphere in the mid-1800's because of British colonization.

For more info visit:
www.polo.co.uk/polo_history.htm

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