Category — Elephant Polo

“Elephant polo, a fan favorite in South Asia, remains one of America’s least popular and slowest-growing sports. ” – CBS News

“Elephant polo is a three a side apparently and each animal has a mahout (or driver) and a Campbell, or whomever, wielding a very long bamboo polo mallet. It’s a penalty offence for your elephant to lie down in front of the goal. Other hazards include elephants treading on the ball, which obviously takes some time to extract from the pitch.” – Blatherskite

“Sam Vincent nimbly avoids the dung piles and joins locals to watch a game of elephant polo in Sri Lanka” – smh.com.au