Iran complains again: Azerbaijan tries to ascribe ancient Iranian game polo to itself in UNESCO
“Azerbaijan tries to ascribe ancient Iranian game polo to itself in UNESCO,” stated Hamze Ilhani Zade, the chairman of IRI polo federation, the Iranian site Asira.com reports.
The Iranian official has touched upon the fact that Azerbaijan appropriates the cultural heritage of Iran and has in particular noted, “After the attempt of appropriating the name of Iranian poet Nizami Gyanjavi the Azerbaijani try to do the same with the ancient Iranian game polo and for this reason have already applied officially to UNESCO.”
Hamze Ilhan Zade added that World Federation of Polo considers it a historical Iranian game.
Polo is a group sport game which is played with rods and balls. The participants are horsemen who are divided into two groups and who try to conquer the gates of the rival by the help of special rods and a ball.