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Camel polo
Camel polo is a source-thin, event- and region-based polo variant on camels. Teams play with mallets and a ball on a field, but rules, team size and organisation are not documented as robustly as in classical horse polo.
LevelVariant
FamilyAnimal sport
CategoryAnimal sport
Classification
Category
Animal sport
Family
Animal sport
Level
Variant
Weitere Angaben
Tags
animal, polo, team, camel-polo, animal-sport, tiersport
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Play the ball from camelback with the mallet into the target/goal under organiser rules.
Teilnehmer
Mounted teams with trained camels.
Teamgröße
Organiser-dependent.
Spielfeld
Field with target/goal area and safety zone.
Dauer
Depends on format and event.
Wertung
Goals/target hits by local rule.
Gewinnbedingung
Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.
Ausrüstung
- trained camels
- mallets
- ball
- helmet/protection
- field
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- unsafe animal handling
- local rule breach
- protection/equipment breach
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
- Camel polo Camelids · sport-guide · medium
- Camel Polo Arabian Spirit · operator-guide · medium
- World Camelids Sport World Camelids Sport · camelid-sport-context · medium