Six teams to vie at Quaid-i-Azam Polo Gold Cup

Six teams will feature in the Pakistan’s premier polo event, the Quaid-i-Azam Gold Cup for the National Polo Championships, starting at the Lahore Polo Club here on Tuesday.

The matches will be played on league basis and top teams will qualify for the finals to be played on Sunday.

The participating teams are Army Remounts, Master Paints, Diamond Paints, Master Paints/Habib Metro, Learning Alliance and Sabiha Anees.

Addressing a news conference at the Lahore Polo Club here on Monday, LPC president Irfan Ali Hyder said that it was heartening to see that polo was rapidly gaining recognition in Pakistan.

“The private sector has played a monumental role in helping us hold the National Polo Championship year after year to resounding success that’s why it is now widely regarded as one of the subcontinent’s most prestigious high-goal tournaments.”

The president said that the National Polo Championship was first played in 1963. “This event was first introduced as the El Effendi Cup presented by Brig HM el Effendi. In 1977, it was renamed as Quaid-i-Azam Gold Cup on the direction of government of Pakistan.”

He also praised the roles of the sponsors in promoting the game of polo.

(Source: Dawn News)