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| December 31, 2009 | Elephant soccer draws crowds in Nepal | | Chitwan (Nepal): They may appear large and bulky, but during a soccer
game, these elephant calves in Nepal proved nimble on their feet at the annual elephant festival. One of the highlights of the Chitwan Elephant Festival, which
was recently held here was the soccer match of baby elephants -- an event which
attracts locals as well as tourists. The elephants kicked around a regular-sized
soccer ball under the guidance of their mahouts, dribbling and scoring, just like
human soccer players. A member of the Australian team said she enjoyed the game
and was very impressed with their skills. "It was good to watch, it was definitely
a good small goalkeeper, it did a good job," said a participant. The elephant
festival is in its sixth year and is held every year between Christmas and New
Year at Sauraha, the gateway to Chitwan National Park. Other festival events
included
an elephant race, which took place at the weekend drawing teams from all over
Nepal as well as two foreign teams from Slovakia and Australia. The top three
places in the race were won by local teams and the "Champakali" team, representing
Hotel Barahi of Pokhara, bagged the top prize. | |
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