Col-Lringfull Cycle
Col-lringfull cycle A quiet little operation in Mysore is keeping the glorious tradition of cycle polo alive in Karnataka, says Jaideep Sen. uch like its originalform, horses in the forces, Dundlod said. 1.5 meters in circumference. The undisputed champions of the first the one traditionally played The foremost objective ofthe CPFI, bicycles can be of any make, with four editions of the World Cycle Polo on horsebackwith long- founded in 1966, wasto shed polo's no gears, bells, stands, carriers, Championship since its fi rst edition, handled mallets and a wooden ball, princely associations, said Dundlod. mudguards or other attachments, in Richland, USA, in 1996. The the game of cycle polo too finds its While traditional polo was once while the mallets aretypicallyof decline sincethen was a resultof a mostfaithful patrons amongthe the pursuit of the maharajahs from bamboo cane (sized 32, 34 or 36 change in international regulations, royalty of Rajasthan. The alternative, Alwar, Jodhpurand Patiala, cycle inches) with wooden heads. said Dundlod - where aspects like in fact, helped keep players fit during polo hasfoundtakers in regions The ball was initially made of the "three tap" rule, which restricted off-seasons for polo in the early across the country-from Bhilai, bamboo, but nowteams have moved a playerto three touches of the ball 1900s, noted Raghuvendra Singh Patiala and Puri to Chennai and, on to tennis versions (preferably, atatime, between passes, had Dundlod, a descendant ofthe royal closer home, in Mysore. a designated Cosco lnternational been altered to allowfor dribbling family of Dundlod, and the President The game's rules looselyfollow Bicycle Polo Ball,24cm in diameter, and even resting on the ball.
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