İnteresting hobby

                                            Cycle polo

Cycle polo is a team sport, similar to traditional polo, except  bicycles are used instead of horses.          There are 2 versions of the sport  Hardcourt Bike Polo. The hardcourt game has seen a sharp spike in interest as of 2007and new teams are sprouting up across the world - in China, Canada, Ireland, Switzerland, France, India, Germany, Pakistan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Hungary, Australia, New Zealand...

There are 6 members on a team of which are on field at a time. The other two are used as substitutes. International matches are played for a duration of 30 minutes divided into periods of 7.5 minutes each called as a chukkar. Extra time can be used to determine the winner in case the scores are tied at normal time.

First played

October 1891 - County Wicklow, Ireland. (Rathclaren Rovers V Ohne Hast Cycling Club)