12TH WORLD CUP BICYCLE POLO CHAMPIONSHIP 2019

India won the Championship by 12-3.

12th World Cup Bicycle Polo Championship 2019 was organised by International Bicycle Polo Federation at Buenos Aires, Argentina from 10th to 15th December 2019 at Argentina Polo Club. World Cup for Bicycle Polo Championship takes place every four years. Selection of Indian Bicycle Polo Team for the said championship was carried out by selecting the best players on the basis of their performance at the Senior (Men) National Championship and Federation Cup 2018-19. A coaching camp of 12 players was conducted at Delhi for a period of 15 days for training and selection of final 8 Players. The best 8 players further participated in the 12th World Cup Bicycle Polo Championship 2019 which was held at Buenos Aires, Argentina from 10th to 15th December 2019. Official draw for the matches was held on 10 Dec 19 at 1000 hrs at Association Argentina De Polo club.



CEREMONIES

Opening Ceremony : The Opening Ceremony was held at Argentina Polo Club on 10 Dec 19 at 1500 hrs. The Championship was inaugurated by Mr. Eduardo Novillo Astarda President Association Argentina de Polo. Mr. Alain Derly Secretary General of International Bicycle Polo Federation was also present. The opening match was played between India and France in which India defeated France team by 11-6.

Closing Ceremony : His Excellency Shri Dinesh Bhatia, Ambassador of India & Mr. Eduardo Novillo Astarda President of Association Argentina de Polo graced the occasion as 'Chief Guests' during the Closing Ceremony, organized by International Bicycle Polo Federation at Argentina Polo Club on 15 Dec 19. Mr. Alain Derly Secretary General of International Bicycle Polo Federation was also present. The Final match was played between India and America . India won the Championship by 12-3.



INDIAN TEAM

The Indian Team selected to participate in the 12th World Cup Bicycle Polo Championship 2019 are as follows :

Players
(i) Assarudeen Sha (Captain)
(ii) Sadham HVP
(iii) Anshad A
(iv) Anfar J
(v) Piyush Sinha
(vi) Vishnu Shaji
(vii) Sonu Kairi
(viii) Aditya

Officials
Coach : Dileep A
Manager : S Mishra
Chef De Mission : Group Captain Deepak Ahluwalia

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