Gilgit win Shandur Polo Festival after 13 years, end Chitral’s dominance
SHANDUR PASS — Team Gilgit shattered a 13-year title drought and reclaimed the coveted Shandur Polo Festival trophy by defeating arch-rivals Chitral in a gripping final at the world’s highest polo ground, perched at an altitude of 12,000 feet above sea level. A historic victory at the roof of the world The annual Shandur Polo […]
Shandur Polo Festival: Where Hooves Echo Louder Than History and Chitral Wins Again
PESHAWAR – Shandur Polo Festival did not begin with the whistle. It began in the slow waking of the wind, the whistle of altitude brushing past prayer flags, the silence of snow-covered ridges that watched like old kings. Then came the thud of hooves. And when the horses charged, it was as if the earth […]