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It’s polo Jim, but not as we know it

An elephant is cleaned before taking part in the finals of the 27th World Elephant Polo Championship at Meghauli in Nepal yesterday
An elephant is cleaned before taking part in the finals of the 27th World Elephant Polo Championship at Meghauli in Nepal yesterday


2008-12-05 - Meghauli, Nepal
The world may be lurching into recession, but in the jungles of southern Nepal, it’s business as usual for the eclectic bunch of jetsetters gathered for their annual festival of Pimm’s and elephant polo.
An idea thought up in a bar nearly 30 years ago in the Swiss resort of St Moritz by Nepalese tourism pioneer AV Jim Edwards and polo enthusiast James Manclark, has blossomed into a series of tournaments held in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Nepal.



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