Federation of International Polo

The FIP ( Federation of International Polo , dt. "International Polo Federation") is the world polo federation.

The association organizes various polo competitions, including the world polo championship . The current president is the Argentine Eduardo Huergo. The FIP is registered in the register of the Ministerio de Educacion y Cultura ( Ministry of Culture ) in Uruguay.

tasks and goals

• To be the sole international authority on all types of men's, women's and youth equestrian polo, including polo of all shapes and forms, traditional polo, snow, beach, arena and indoor polo.
• Improvement of the image and status of polo on an international level
• Creation, organization, promotion and implementation of:
  • a uniform set of rules for the game of polo
  • Procedure for conducting international polo tournaments
  • uniform standard criteria for the handicap of players
  • an international database of player handicaps.
  • Meetings, symposiums and seminars relating to the sport of polo
• Promotion of international polo training
• Promotion of international tournaments
• Return of polo to the Olympics
• Support the activities of the national polo associations

Competitions

The FIP organizes the following competitions:

• World polo championship
• European polo championship
• Ambassador Cup

history

The FIP was founded on November 25, 1982 in Buenos Aires . The then President of the Argentine Polo Association, Marcos Uranga, is considered to be the founding father. The founding members were the national polo associations of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, France, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Spain and Zimbabwe.

In 1998 the FIP was recognized by the International Olympic Committee . The FIP then joined the Association of the IOC Recognized International Sports Federations (ARISF) and the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), signed the World Anti-Doping Code of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and submitted to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the International Court of Sports .

Due to irreconcilable differences between FIP President Patrick Guerrand-Hermès and the leadership of the three largest polo associations Asociación Argentina de Polo AAP (Argentina), United States Polo Association USPA (United States) and Hurlingham Polo Association HPA (United Kingdom), these took place on October 26, 2009 (AAP) and October 27, 2009 (USPA and HPA) from the FIP. At a crisis meeting on November 24, 2009 in Buenos Aires, Patrick Guerrand-Hermes resigned as president and the AAP, the USPA and the HPA returned to the FIP. James Ashton, former FIP ambassador to Australia, was the interim president until a new board was elected in early 2010. After James Ashton in a tragic polo accident on February 14, 2010 in Pattaya, Thailand. died, the Argentine Eduardo Huergo was appointed as his successor on March 9, 2010.

Associations

In 2008, 83 countries were recognized as nations playing polo, including 45 national associations with full FIP membership.

country	National association
Egypt	Egyptian Polo Federation
Argentina	Asociación Argentina de Polo
Australia	Australian Polo Council
Bahamas	Bahamas Polo Foundation
Barbados	Barbados Polo Association
Belgium	Belgium Polo Association
Bolivia	Bolivia Polo Country
Brazil	Confederação Brasileira de Polo
Brunei	Brunei Equine Association
Chile	Federación Chilena de Polo
People's Republic of China	Chinese Equestrian Association
Costa Rica	Asociacion de Polo de Costa Rica
Germany	German Polo Association
Dominican Republic	Asociacion Dominicana de Polo
Ecuador	Quito Polo Club
El Salvador	El Salvador Polo Association
Finland	Suomen Poololiitto
France	Fédération Française de Polo
Guatemala	Asociacion Nacional de Polo
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Polo Association
India	Indian Polo Association
Indonesia	Indonesia Polo Commission
Iran	Iran Polo Federation
Ireland	All Ireland Polo Club
Italy	Federazione Italiana Sport Equestri
Jamaica	Jamaica Polo Association
Japan	Japan Polo Federation
Jordan	Royal Jordanian Polo Club
Canada	Canadian Polo Association
Kenya	Kenya Polo Association
Colombia	Corporacion Colombian de Polo
South Korea	Polo Country Club
Lebanon	Lebanese Polo Committee
Luxembourg	Federation Luxenbourgeoise de Polo
Malaysia	Royal Malaysian Polo Association
Malta	Malta Polo Club
Morocco	Federation Royale Marocaine de Polo
Mexico	Federación Mexicana de Polo
Monaco	Monte Carlo Polo Club
Mongolia	Mongolian Polo Federation
New Zealand	New Zealand Polo Association
Nicaragua	Asociacion de Polo de Nicaragua
Netherlands	Stichting Polo Nederland
Nigeria	Nigeria Polo Federation
Oman	Royal Oman Polo Club
Austria	Austrian Polo Association
Pakistan	Pakistan Polo Association
Panama	Asociacion Panamena de Polo
Paraguay	Federación Paraguaya de Polo
Peru	Federación Deportiva Peruana de Polo
Philippines	Manila Polo Club
Poland	Polskie Towarzystwo Polo
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico Polo Association
Russia	Russian Polo Players Federation
Zambia	Zambia Polo Association
San Marino	Associazione Polo San Marino
Sweden	Swedish Poloforbundeo
Switzerland	Swiss Polo Association
Zimbabwe	Polo Association of Zimbabwe
Singapore	Singapore Polo Club
Spain	Real Federación Espanola de Polo
South Africa	South African Polo Association
Sudan	Sudanese Polo Federation
Thailand	Thai Polo Association
Czech Republic	Ceska Federace Polo
Tunisia	Carthago Polo Club
Turkey	Turkish National Polo Association
Hungary	Hungarian Polo Association
Uruguay	Asociacion Uruguaya de Polo
Venezuela	Asociacion de Polo de Venezuela
United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates Polo Association
United Kingdom	Hurlingham Polo Association
United States	United States Polo Association
Cyprus	Cyprus Polo Association

Other associations that are members of the FIP:

country	National association
Europe	Central European Polo Association

Chairperson

FIP presidents

Surname	Country of origin	Term of office
Marcos Uranga	Argentina	1982-1992
Glen Holden	United States	1992-2000
Patrick Guerrand-Hermes	France	2000 - November 24, 2009
James Ashton	Australia	November 24, 2009 - February 14, 2010
Eduardo Huergo	Argentina	March 9, 2010 -

See also

• World polo championship

Web links

• FIP website

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1. ↑ October 30, 2009 - PACE polo magazine: "FIP at the end? Leaving the World Polo Association" ( Memento of the original from November 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Report on Pololine.com / accessed on November 26, 2009 - in English ( Memento of the original from November 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Report of the PACE polo magazine from March 11, 2010 ( Memento of the original from March 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ^ Evidence of CEPA membership in the FIP
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