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Free Style Polo at the Peak—Shandur [3810m]
Started Jul 11
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You are very welcome.
Many thanks for inviting CAMAT [Chitral Association for Mountain Area Tourism] to join your group. Regards,
Shams
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Dear Javier and Family, from the Hindukush Mountains of Chitral, northern Pakistan, I wish you and your family heartfelt love and goodwill and wish that you recover soon to continue the fabulous polo career for which you are known the wold over.
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looks like a great idea
Many thanks that you liked the picture!
Fantastic picture!
Thanks!
Incredible Photo !!!
Profile Information
- How are you connected to Polo?
- Events Manager, Facilities Manager, Horse Lover, Photographer, Polo Lover, Public Relations, Press, Promotions
- In which country(s) are you based?
- Pakistan
- What's the name of your home Polo club?
- Chitral Polo Association
- Where's your club located?
- Chitral, northern Pakistan
- If applicable, what's the highest handicap you have held?
- N/A
- What's your preferred playing position(s)?
- N/A
- Where's your favourite Polo destination?
- Shandur Polo, Chitral, northern Pakistan
- Where do you work and what's your role?
- I work for Chitral Association for Mountain Area Tourism (CAMAT), as promoter of free style polo. I have been organiser of polo events such as Jashan-e-Shandur and Jashan-e-Chitral.
- What other interests do you have aside from Polo?
- Trekking, sitar playing and reading novels.
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Free Style Polo at the Peak—Shandur [3810m]
Shandur polo festival celebrated from July 7th to 9th, 2009, came to an end with a victory of the Chitral team by 2 to 10 goal scores. Both the teams of Gilgit and Chitral played a real professional polo to the cheers and appreciations of the spectators, who participated in a great number. This year the number of foreign participants was also encouraging. There were polo reporters, journalists, film crew and professional photographers from around the world.
This year, Chitral’s win with 2 to 10… Continue
This year, Chitral’s win with 2 to 10… Continue
Posted on July 11, 2009 at 11:42pm —
Free style polo in Chitral, Northern Pakistan
Chitral and northern areas in Pakistan are known for free style polo worldwide. During the famous polo tournament at Shandur, the highest polo ground on earth, the polo titans of Chitral and Gilgit meet on July 7-9 every year. This is the greatest events of free style polo in the world, which attracts a great number of polo enthusiast from within the country as well as from outside.
Posted on April 30, 2009 at 3:07am —
Comment Wall (12 comments)
- At 5:41am on August 15, 2009,
oriane Zerah said…
- Very happy independance day! i wish for this next year that i will be able to come for the polo shambur festival... let s see
cheers
- At 7:55am on August 14, 2009,
Sarah Clegg said… - Just fabulous photos - I was talking to my friend Dody (also on this site) the other day about Shandur. He unfortunately met with disaster this year and broke his camera trying to photograph the moonlit lake I gather..
- At 11:56am on August 11, 2009,
Gabby Eccles said… - Thank you Shams, and for your friendship request.
Your photo's are beautiful and really tell a story behind them, I love them,
thanks for sharing,
Kind Regards,
Gabby
- At 3:18am on August 11, 2009,
Inoki Anuki said… - These photos are beautiful, they reminded me of Hidalgo or Black Beauty,very professional and a real photographer's eye, the portraits could be straight out of National Geographic. Thank you for sharing them.
- At 2:47pm on August 9, 2009,
Paula del Rio said… - Wow what amazing photos of a spectacular place.
- At 6:20am on August 8, 2009,
Jade McQueen said… - finally looked it up on Google. Beautiful pictures too!
- At 4:23am on August 6, 2009,
Jade McQueen said…
- Shams!
Thanks for the request!
where is Hindukush?
- At 12:19pm on August 4, 2009,
Juliana Montanari Valverde said… - Hi;
Thanks for your friend request.
Welcome to my page.
Beatifull pictures!!
Kind regards from Brazil.
- At 3:33am on July 9, 2009,
Kristin Grube said… - thank you :)
- At 3:23am on May 11, 2009,
Marguerite La Corte said… - thanks, Im accepting your invite. Why dont you add a photo...would be nice to know who we are talking to.
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