Tourism

Iran’s first round of beach polo competitions in Gilan

The first round of beach polo championship of Iran is being held in the northern city of Talesh. The competing teams are from different cities like Tabriz, Rasht and Boeen Zahra.

 

Polo, as a sport, dates back several thousand years in Iran. It is played in about 80 countries, and in Iran, after a long break, the first national polo championship with 6 teams was held in Tehran in 2018 with the host team becoming the champion of the tournament. 

Currently, there are about 50 polo players in Gilan, with 10 playing in the men’s section and eight in the women’s. 

Gilan has two polo fields in Talesh and Rasht, the provincial capital. 

Hamzeh Ilkhanizadeh is known as the father of modern polo and the polo ambassador in Iran. Ilkhanizadeh is attending the first round of the national beach polo championship in Talesh, Gilan, as a special guest.

IFP Editorial Staff

The IFP Editorial Staff is composed of dozens of skilled journalists, news-writers, and analysts whose works are edited and published by experienced editors specialized in Iran News. The editor of each IFP Service is responsible for the report published by the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website, and can be contacted through the ways mentioned in the "IFP Editorial Staff" section.

Recent Posts

UN warns of humanitarian crisis in northern Gaza

Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, has cautioned that Israeli authorities…

35 mins ago

Iran FM urges EU to ‘make up for mistakes’, reverse airline sanctions

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has called on the European Union to go back…

40 mins ago

UNRWA ban ‘will not make Israel safer’: WHO chief

The chief of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has denounced Israel’s decision to…

1 hour ago

IRGC: 10 terrorists eliminated, arrested in southeastern Iran

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Tuesday it has killed four terrorists and…

3 hours ago

Russian rocket launches Iranian satellites into orbit

A Russian rocket carrying a payload of satellites into orbit – including two from Iran…

3 hours ago

Iran FM: Tehran reserves right to respond to territorial integrity breaches

Iran's foreign minister says the Islamic Republic reserves the right to respond to any violation…

4 hours ago