2008 World Polo Championship
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World Polo Championship
The World Polo Championship is a polo competition between countries. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the Federation of International Polo , and is contested by the men's national teams. The inaugural tournament was held in 1987, hosted by Argentina, and is now contested every...
took place in Mexico
Mexico
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during May 2008 and was won by Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
.
This event will bring together eight teams from around the world in the Campo Marte of the Mexican capital, where they will play the finals, and all three pitches Tecamac Polo Club
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, located in the state of Mexico, the Federal District neighboring entity.
Already confirmed the selections are classified as at the end of 2007 completed the classification process. The seleccions participating are: Brazil
Brazil
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, as reigning world champion in the category; Mexico
Mexico
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, as host country, Canada
Canada
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, New Zealand
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, England
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, South Africa
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, Spain
Spain
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and Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
.
Mexico received the headquarters of the event thanks to the work of the entrepreneur Pablo Rincón Gallardo Corcuera, known as Mr.Polo in the Mexican community in the years and winner of 70 Cup Avila Camacho and Eduardo Sólorzano Barrón, holders Propolo century. The institution was unable to continue with the completion of the project because of the death in 2006 of Rincon-Gallardo. Since the start of efforts to achieve headquarters Propolo century was supported by the Family
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Bailleres who continue as sponsors via El Palacio de Hierro, one of the companies it owns.
A decision was taken to seek support for the International Polo
Polo
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(FIP) in the form of a postponement of the Championship
World Polo Championship
The World Polo Championship is a polo competition between countries. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the Federation of International Polo , and is contested by the men's national teams. The inaugural tournament was held in 1987, hosted by Argentina, and is now contested every...
. Originally open on November 20, 2007. The international governing body accepted at the same time that a new Organizing Committee took over concretize the tournament. Group headed by polista Alfredo Solorzano and the president
President
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of the Mexican Federation of Polo, Rogelio Igartúa.
Pool Results
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| April 24, 2008 | |||
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| 5 – 3.5 | 11:15 UTC-7 UTC-7 thumb|300px|UTC−07: Blue , Orange , Yellow , Light Blue - Sea areasUTC−07:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −07.... |
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| 5 – 6 | 13:30 UTC-7 UTC-7 thumb|300px|UTC−07: Blue , Orange , Yellow , Light Blue - Sea areasUTC−07:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −07.... |
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| 9 – 5 | 15:15 UTC-7 UTC-7 thumb|300px|UTC−07: Blue , Orange , Yellow , Light Blue - Sea areasUTC−07:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −07.... |
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| April 26, 2008 | |||
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| April 27, 2008 | |||
| 9 – 7.5 | 10:00 UTC-7 UTC-7 thumb|300px|UTC−07: Blue , Orange , Yellow , Light Blue - Sea areasUTC−07:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −07.... |
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| 8 – 6 | 11:45 UTC-7 UTC-7 thumb|300px|UTC−07: Blue , Orange , Yellow , Light Blue - Sea areasUTC−07:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −07.... |
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| 6 – 7 | 13:30 UTC-7 UTC-7 thumb|300px|UTC−07: Blue , Orange , Yellow , Light Blue - Sea areasUTC−07:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −07.... |
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| April 29, 2008 | |||
| 6 – 9 | 09:30 UTC-7 UTC-7 thumb|300px|UTC−07: Blue , Orange , Yellow , Light Blue - Sea areasUTC−07:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −07.... |
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| 14.5 – 6 | 11:15 UTC-7 UTC-7 thumb|300px|UTC−07: Blue , Orange , Yellow , Light Blue - Sea areasUTC−07:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −07.... |
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| 8 – 5 | 13:30 UTC-7 UTC-7 thumb|300px|UTC−07: Blue , Orange , Yellow , Light Blue - Sea areasUTC−07:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −07.... |
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| 4 – 4.5 | 15:15 UTC-7 UTC-7 thumb|300px|UTC−07: Blue , Orange , Yellow , Light Blue - Sea areasUTC−07:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −07.... |
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