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| January 1, 2010 | Beach polo enthrals audience in Goa | | Panjim: An exhibition beach polo match mesmerised tourists here on New Year's Eve. Hundreds of tourists both foreigners and locals thronged the Inter Continental,
The Grand Resort Goa, located at Raj Baga, Canacona, to witness the game. This
variant of polo was organised for the first time not only in Goa but also in
South-Asia. Only a few beaches of the world like Miami, Dubai, Dorset (UK) and
others have hosted this variant of arena polo. Many famed polo players including Jai
Shergill, Angad Kalaan, Uday Kalaan, Ransher Singh, Tony Kohli, Navin Khanna
and others participated in the event. Chief Minster Digambar Kamat also witnessed
the game,
which requires some amazing display of horsemanship. Addressing reporters after
the game, Kamat noted that many other places would also come forward to hold
such
events. "It is a good and entertaining game. I think this can go on to many places.
Since Goa get the honour of getting it for the first time, I think many people
and places will try to hold it and that will give a message to the people also,"
Kamat said. Polo players were delighted after receiving overwhelming response
from the spectators. "The response we received from local people here in incredible.
The turnout is great, the ambience is out of the world, and the arena was good.
I think we are going to do it again next year...it will surely become an annual
event and we will also get more teams," Ransher Singh, a polo player. The colonial
Portuguese charm, sun-kissed beaches and great seafood attract millions of foreign
and domestic tourists to visit Goa every year. | |
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