Lagos Polo Club

Itan

Ologba Polo ti atijọ julọ ni Nigeria, Lagos Polo Club (LPC)^[1] ni ipilẹṣẹ ni 1904 nipasẹ ẹgbẹ kan ti Awọn oṣiṣẹ Naval ti Ilu Gẹẹsi(England) ti o fẹran ere idaraya gigun ẹṣin ati ere-ije ẹṣin. Ti ṣere lori ṣiṣan afẹfẹ ti a ṣeto lori ilẹ Parade Ẹgbẹ ọmọ ogun Gẹẹsi atijọ kan, o ṣiṣẹ bi ibi ere idaraya fun awọn oṣiṣẹ ijọba amunisin ti o ti ṣe ere idaraya tẹlẹ ni England. Lagos Polo Club ni o ni ọpọlọpọ awọn ere ati awujo omo egbe. Pẹlu awọn ere-idije ọdọọdun rẹ, ile-ẹkọ giga gigun ẹṣin, ati awọn ibatan pẹlu awọn ajọ agbaye, ẹgbẹ naa ti dagba lati di ẹgbẹ agbabọọlu olokiki julọ ni Nigeria. Awọn ọmọ orilẹ-ede Naijiria diẹ sii bẹrẹ si mu ere ni aarin 20th orundun.^[2] Lati ibẹrẹ, ẹgbẹ naa ti dagba pupọ ati pe o ti di olokiki olokiki julọ ni Nigeria ni ọna ti ọmọ ẹgbẹ ati didara Polo. Ologba tun ti rii nọmba ti n pọ si ti awọn oṣere obinrin - mejeeji awọn alamọja ati awọn alamọja - ti n ṣe afihan igbega ni polo obinrin ni gbogbo agbaye. Egbe Polo Lagos jẹ ẹgbẹ aladani ti awọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ ati ti o somọ pẹlu Ẹgbẹ Polo Nigeria (NPA).^[3]^[4]^[5]

Idije

Akoko Ologba bẹrẹ ni Oṣu kọkanla o si pari ni Oṣu Karun (November - May), gbigbalejo diẹ sii ju awọn ere-kere 300 lọdọọdun. Ọdọọdún ni Lagos Polo Club n ṣe idije akọkọ kan, Lagos International Polo Tournament ti o waye ni ayika Kínní ati Oṣu Kẹta fun ọsẹ meji ati awọn ere-idije kekere pupọ. O jẹ idije Polo ti o tobi julọ ni Afirika bi o ṣe ṣe ifamọra nọmba nla ti awọn oṣere polo ati awọn ololufẹ lati awọn orilẹ-ede pupọ. O jẹ ijiyan ọkan ninu awọn iṣẹlẹ awujọ ti o tobi julọ ni Nigeria. Paapaa, awọn oṣere polo alamọja ni gbogbo ọna lati Argentina wa lati kopa ninu awọn ere-idije. Aṣeyọri itan-akọọlẹ kan waye ni ipari nla ti Idije Polo Lagos ni ọjọ 18th ti Kínní 2020 eyiti o ṣe ifihan awọn ẹgbẹ polo iyalẹnu 39-ti o ga julọ ninu itan-akọọlẹ ti Awọn idije.

Lagos International Polo figagbaga

Idije pataki ni Lagos International Polo Tournament ti o waye ni ayika Kínní ati Oṣu Kẹta fun akoko ọsẹ meji kan. O jẹ idije Polo ti o tobi julọ ni Afirika bi o ṣe ṣe ifamọra nọmba nla ti awọn oṣere polo ati awọn ololufẹ lati awọn orilẹ-ede pupọ.^[6]

Idije akọkọ

Idije ti Eko Polo Club International jẹ idije nla julọ ti o waye ni Nigeria ati pe o maa n ṣe lẹ ẹkan ni ọdun laarin awọn Oṣu Kini - Oṣu Kẹta.

Awọn ife ti o dun nigba idije ni;^[7]

Majekodunmi Cup: +15 loke
Lagos Open Cup: +8 to +12
Lagos Low Cup: +3 to +7
Silver Cup: -2 to +2

↑ Lagos Polo Club | The premiere club in Nigeria (lagospolong.com)
↑ Fascinators and fizz in elite Lagos polo club (yahoo.com)
↑ Exploring Lagos as the centre of social clubs in Nigeria | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News — Saturday Magazine — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News
↑ Inside the elite world of Nigerian polo | Features | Al Jazeera
↑ The Polo Encyclopedia, 2d ed. - Horace A. Laffaye - Google Books
↑ Zippy Logistics made the 2020 Lagos Polo Tournament Memorable with an All-Expense paid Trip to Seychelles | BellaNaija
↑ IN NIGERIA, POLO AND POLITICS MEET AT THE CLUB - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

[1] Lagos Polo Club | The premiere club in Nigeria (lagospolong.com)

[2] Fascinators and fizz in elite Lagos polo club (yahoo.com)

[3] Exploring Lagos as the centre of social clubs in Nigeria | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News — Saturday Magazine — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

[4] Inside the elite world of Nigerian polo | Features | Al Jazeera

[5] The Polo Encyclopedia, 2d ed. - Horace A. Laffaye - Google Books

[6] Zippy Logistics made the 2020 Lagos Polo Tournament Memorable with an All-Expense paid Trip to Seychelles | BellaNaija

[7] IN NIGERIA, POLO AND POLITICS MEET AT THE CLUB - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

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