The
polo
Polo is a ball game played on horseback, a traditional field sport and one of the world's oldest known team sports. The game is played by two opposing teams with the objective of scoring using a long-handled wooden mallet to hit a small hard ...
competitions at the
2019 Southeast Asian Games
The 2019 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 30th Southeast Asian Games, or the 30th SEA Games, and commonly known as Philippines 2019, was the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games, a biennial regional multi-sport event which ...
in the
Philippines
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were held at the Miguel Romero Polo Field in
Calatagan
Calatagan, officially the Municipality of Calatagan ( tgl, Bayan ng Calatagan), is a 2nd class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a po ...
,
Batangas
Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( tl, Lalawigan ng Batangas ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Its capital is the city of Batangas, and is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and La ...
.
Competition schedule
The two polo events, 0–2 low goal and 4–6 high goal took place from 24 November to 8 December 2019. Due to
Typhoon Kammuri (Tisoy) matches scheduled for 3, 4, and 6 December were postponed to 5, 6, and 8 December with the gold and bronze medal matches pushed to 9 December.
Venue
Polo was held in two venues: the Miguel Romero Polo Field in
Calatagan
Calatagan, officially the Municipality of Calatagan ( tgl, Bayan ng Calatagan), is a 2nd class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a po ...
,
Batangas
Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( tl, Lalawigan ng Batangas ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Its capital is the city of Batangas, and is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and La ...
, a newly-renovated venue inaugurated on 23 November 2019
which was formerly known as the Globalport Polo Field. and the Iñigo Zobel Polo Field.
Format
Playing rules set by the
Hurlingham Polo Association
The Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA) is the governing body for polo in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates and many other countries. The Federation of International Polo produces the International Rules of Polo through a coop ...
were used for these polo events.
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Participating nations
Four nations participated in two events in polo.[
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Squads
Results
0–2 low goal
Qualifiying league
Final round
=Final
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4–6 high goal
Qualifiying league
Final round
=Bronze medal game
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=Final
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Medalists
Notes
References
External links
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2019 Southeast Asian Games events
Sports in Batangas