Yak polo

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Yak polo (or sarlagan polo) is a Mongolian variant of the sport polo. It is played on yaks instead of on horseback.

Originally invented in the early 2000s as a tourist attraction, the sport is as of 2006 reported to have attracted a modest following in Mongolia. The Mongolian Association of Sarlagan Polo claims that the sport is booming, with four games a week being played in the summer of 2006.

[edit] See also

• Yak skiing, another sport (or tourist attraction) involving yaks.

[edit] References

• Richard Spencer. "Yak polo rides to rescue of dying breed", The Daily Telegraph, July 13, 2006.