International Chovgan tournament

Sources indicate that the first international Chovgan tournament among riders of Middle Eastern countries was held in the 12th century in Baghdad, one of the cultural centres of the Islamic world. Thanks to the Great Silk Road, Chovgan became famous in India and was brought to Europe in the 12th century. Later it was widespread in Europe as well as in America. At the initiative of the English, this sport was named horse polo and included in the Second Olympic Games in Paris in 1900.