Holding a polo sports event in Bam requires 20 billion Rials
According to the Arya Heritage report and quoted from the public relations of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Kerman Province, Amir Hassanzadeh on Sunday, November 28, 1402, in a meeting to review the costs of the polo sports event in the New Citadel Special Economic Zone of Bam, added: if the automobile companies located in the New Citadel Special Economic Zone announced They cannot sponsor this sports event. Polo sports event will not be held in Bam.
Economic Deputy of Kerman Governorate stated: Economic issues are one of the comprehensive discussions and one of the dimensions of sports is its economy, and the countries that have entered polo sport have even exported horses for this sport.
He said: We also want to look at horse breeding in Kerman province as an industry and train horses for this sport in order to have the export of this field as well.
Hassanzadeh also considered equestrian sports as one of the sports that lead to a good economy and continued: Sports will also lead to social vitality and if the Special Economic Zone complex of New Bam Citadel enters the polo sports event, it can have a direct effect on The productivity of factories should also be increased.
He said: Polo is one of the authentic sports of Iranians, which we proudly exported to the world, and it is almost 3,000 years old.
Economic Vice President of Kerman Governorate noted: Due to its age, the historical complex of Bam Citadel, as well as the economic complex of New Citadel, with the presence of automobile factories and similarities in the movement seen in horses and cars and polo sport, together show beauty.
Polo game in Kerman has a valuable history
The head of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Kerman province said in the continuation of this meeting: evidence of the polo game can be seen in the Safavid era plaster motifs in the Ganj Ali Khan caravanserai complex of Kerman, which shows that Kerman province also has a valuable historical record in this field.
Saeed Shahrokhi added: One part of cultural heritage is related to historical buildings and another part is related to intangible works, which include customs, people’s way of life, stories and tales.
The Head of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Kerman province added: Polo game is included in the intangible works section, which has been registered in the list of world works under the title of “Polo, a horse-riding game with music and narration”.
He stated: this sport can be considered an important component for the development of tourism in Kerman province, for which different events should be defined, and the bigger these events are, the more attractive and enjoyable they are for people.
Shahrokhi said: Today, Iran’s cultural identity is defined by a good game of polo, which creates attraction for the new generation, and the breeding and training of polo horses should be looked at as an industry.
He continued: Polo is one of the oldest sports of Iranians, which is also called the game of kings because it is often played by kings and nobles.
Shahrokhi named polo as the 21st work of world registration in Iran and said: Although the Iranians were the creators of polo and this game was popular in Iran until the Safavid era, but polo was forgotten in recent centuries until the revival of this sport. In recent decades, the ancient heritage was registered in the UNESCO Intangible Heritage section in December 2016 with the majority of votes.
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