Shandur Polo Festival is a sports festival held annually from 7 to 9 July in the Shandur Top in Pakistan. The polo tournament is played between the teams of Gilgit District and Chitral District, under freestyle rules.
Organized and financed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government, the tournament is held at Shandur Top which is the world's highest polo ground at an altitude of 3,700 meters (the pass itself is at 3,800 meters). The festival also includes folk music, dancing, and a camping village is set up. The polo tournament is featured in the first episode of Himalaya with Michael Palin.
Free-styled mountain polo is arguably polo in its purest form. This version of the game played at Shandur Top has attained legendary status and is of great interest to international and domestic adventure tourists alike. There are no umpires and there are no holds barred. In The Roof of the World, Amin/Willets/Tetley write: "by comparison, an American Wild West rodeo might pass for choir practice." As one player once mentioned: "You can ride head-on into the opponent if you dare."
Like every year, this year the Shandur festival was celebrated with great enthusiasm. The final match was held on the 9th of July 2023 which was won by Chitral's A team by two goals.
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