Lahore Polo Club behind raising polo standard: Rodolfo

Argentinean Ambassador Rodolfo J. Martin-Saravia has said that the Lahore Polo Club (LPC) has played key role in raising standard of Pakistan polo. Talking to the reporters during his visit to the Lahore Polo Club where he witnessed the National Open Polo matches and praised the special efforts of the LPC and its presidents in improving level of Pakistan polo, the Argentinean ambassador said: “The club has great contributions in the uplift of the game in the country. The current and former LPC presidents, who have keen interest in the game, have not only made their grounds of international standard but also imported around 300 high-quality Argentinean horses to make their events competitive and enthralling and to larger extent, they have succeeded in doing so. With such challenging and thrilling matches I have witnessed today, I look forward a bright future of Pakistan polo.” The Argentinean ambassador helped Pakistan in improving the standard of polo here and also provided them every possible assistance in importing quality horses from Argentina and convinced Argentinean players to play in Pakistan. Due to his sincere efforts, top class Argentinean polo players are very much part of the high-goal events of Pakistan polo season. Rodolfo, who is leaving Pakistan after completing 12 years of his service in the country, thanked the Pakistani people and said: “I have bringing back a lot of memories with me especially of those attached with Lahore Polo Club as whenever I paid visit to the club, it remained remarkable for me.” I was always given great honour and respect by all the LPC presidents including Ishaq Khan Khakwani, Abdul Qadir Mamdot, Abdul Haye Mehta and current LPC chief Irfan Ali Hyder. I am really grateful to all of them for their love and respect they rendered to me and hope Pakistan polo will flourish further,” he added.

(Source: The Nation)