PESHAWAR: The
three-day polo festival will kick off in Shandur, the world’s highest polo
ground in Chitral, on July 22, 2016.
The decision was
taken at a meeting held here on Monday with the Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(TCKP) Managing Director Mushtaq Ahmed Khan in the chair.
Mushtaq Ahmad
told the meeting that the dates for the spectacular Shandur Polo Festival were
changed to ensure participation of all the teams in the grand sports gala. He
said it was impossible for the polo teams to reach the venue along with their
horses and do some practice prior to the start of the game soon after Eidul
Fitr. The official added that the three-day polo festival would now kick off
from July 22 and to be concluded on July 24.
The event is
regularly held from July 7 to 9, but this year as Eidul Fitr is likely to fall
on those dates, its schedule has been changed.
The event is
regularly held each year from July 7 to 9, but this year as Eidul Fitr is
likely to fall on those dates, its schedule has been changed.
The game has got
international fame for it is played at the highest polo ground of the world at
Shandur Pass in Chitral.
The provincial
government through finance department provides funds to TCKP for arrangements
for the event, which are released to the district administration of Chitral.