 Bike polo match in Budapest | |
| Highest governing body | International Bicycle Polo Federation, North American Bike Polo Association, European Hardcourt Bike Polo Association |
|---|---|
| First played | October 1891 - County Wicklow, Ireland. (Rathclaren Rovers V Ohne Hast Cycling Club) |
| Characteristics | |
| Team members | Three, four, or five, depending on organization |
| Type | Team sport |
| Equipment | Bicycle, Mallet, Ball |
| Presence | |
| Olympic | London, 1908. (Demonstration Game – Ireland 3-v-1 Germany) |
Cycle polo, bicycle polo, or bike polo (polo-vélo in French; Radpolo in German) is a team sport, similar to traditional polo, except that bicycles are used instead of horses. There are two versions of the sport: Hardcourt Bike Polo and grass court bike polo. The hardcourt game saw a sharp spike in interest in the first decade of the 21st century[1] and new teams are sprouting up across the world in China, Canada, Ireland, Switzerland, France, India, Germany, Pakistan, Ukraine, Russia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Hungary, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, England, Scotland, Argentina, Italy, Spain, United States, Poland, Croatia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Nepal, Brazil and Cuba.
- ^ "Polo's young punk cousin". BBC. 31 July 2009. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2015.