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By Ahmad Al-Refai
KUWAIT, Sept 1, 2013 (KUNA) --
To familiarize Kuwait with the sport of Polo, two Kuwaiti players have decided to participate in a Polo tournament that will be held in September 7 in the United Kingdom.
Salman Khuraibet, the 1st Kuwaiti registered member of the HPA
Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA) told KUNA on Sunday that this prestigious sporting event will be attended by 30 Kuwaiti figures, as honorary guests. The aim of his participation, alongside with Polo player
Hussam Al-Kharafi, is to bring pride to Kuwait and to gather support for establishing the first Polo club in Kuwait.
Polo is becoming popular in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Iran, Jordan, Morocco and other Arab countries, the 2nd ranking international Polo player said. Polo clubs in these Arab countries have had the deepest impact in spreading the word of Polo as a great sport. "That is what we are trying to achieve for Kuwait," Khuraibet stressed. He lauded efforts that strive to set up a Polo club in Kuwait and said that having a specialized club would increase the sport's popularity and generate more support for its players to engage in international and regional events.
UAE is one of the key countries in the Middle East that attracts elite social figures and their families to play this sport in horse ranches around the country. Polo is a team sport played on horseback whose objective is to score goals against an opposing team. The traditional sport of Polo is played at speed on a large grass field up to 300 yards long by 160 yards wide, and each Polo team consists of four riders and their mounts.