NE - World Elephant Polo Cup concludes in Chitwan, Nepal

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A cruel polo cup which is being attended by European ambassadors...time for

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World Elephant Polo championship concludes in Chitwan

The 26th World Elephant Polo Association Championships 2007 concluded in

Meghali, Chitwan with the prize distribution ceremony held on 24th November.

http://www.nepalnews.com.np/archive/2007/nov/nov26/news17.php

Chopard from Hongkong won the coveted WEPA Cup, defeating Chivas Regal

(7-4). The Chopard Olympic Cup was won by Caledonian Cavaliers of Scotland

who beat Airey & Wheeler in an entertaining final.

The last game of the tournament was played between two local teams;

National Parks and Tiger Tops that represented by their respective Mahouts

(lone riders) played a thoroughly entertaining game with Tiger Tops,

eventually finding the winning goal.

The real thriller of the 26th WEPA 2007 Elephant Polo Championships was the

2nd WEPA Semi-final played between the National Parks team and Chivas

Regal. The fast paced game at full time was a draw with 9 goals each. But

during the Sudden Death play off, star player of Chivas Regal, Peter

Prentice came up with an astounding goal from 25 yards out.

He hit a cracker that rose up in the air and was still a good five feet up

when it entered the goal. This year's tournament attracted a record number

of 12 teams from around the world: Chopard, (Hongkong), Airey & Wheeler

(Bahamas), Tickles & Ivory (Singapore), British Gurkhas Ele Polo Team,

Indian Tigers, Australian Elephant Polo Team, Chivas Regal (Scotland),

Caledonian Cavaliers (Scotland), Tiger Tops Tuskers (Iceland-USA), National

Parks Nepal, Andrew Martin Ele Polo Team (UK) and Capitol Pachyderms (USA).

Ambassadors of the United Kingdom and Denmark also attended the concluding

ceremony.

The event was organised by Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge on the edge of Chitwan

National Park. The World Elephant Polo Championships raises money each year

for the local region and has supported schools and orphanages in the area.

nepalnews.com Nov 26 07