Federation of International Polo
The FIP ( Federation of International Polo, dt " International Polo Federation" ) is the world's Polo Association. It organizes various polo competitions, including the Polo World Cup. The current President is the Argentinian Eduardo Huergo. The FIP is registered in the register of the Ministerio de Educacion y Cultura ( Ministry of Culture) in Uruguay.
Tasks and objectives
- Being the only international authority for all types of horse polo for men, women and youth, including Polo in all shapes and forms, traditional polo, snow, beach, and indoor arena polo.
- Improve the image and status of polo at the international level
- Creation, organization, promotion and enforcement of: a uniform set of rules for the game of polo
- Procedures for the implementation of international polo tournaments
- Uniform standard criteria for the handicap of players
- An international database of player handicaps.
- Conferences, symposia and seminars related to the sport of polo
Competitions
The FIP organized include the following competitions:
- Polo World Cup
- Polo European Championship
- Ambassador Cup
History
The FIP was founded on 25 November 1982 in Buenos Aires. As a founding father applies the then President of the Argentine Polo Association, Marcos Uranga. The founding members were the national associations of Polo Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, France, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Spain and Zimbabwe.
In 1998, the FIP was recognized by the international Olympic Committee. Then came the FIP, the Association of the IOC Recognized International Sports Federations ( ARISF ) and the General Association of International Sports Federations ( GAISF ) in, signed the World Anti-Doping Code of the World Anti -Doping Agency ( WADA) and imputed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the International Court of Sport.
Due to irreconcilable differences between the FIP President Patrick Guerrand - Hermès and the guides of the three largest Polo Associations Asociación Argentina de Polo (AAP Argentina), United States Polo Association USPA ( United States) and Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA UK ) were them at October 26, 2009 (AAP ) and 27 October 2009 ( USPA and HPA ) from the FIP from. At a crisis meeting on November 24, 2009 in Buenos Aires Patrick Guerrand -Hermes resigned as president and the AAP, the USPA and HPA returned to the FIP. Interim President until the election of a Board in early 2010 was James Ashton, former FIP Ambassador of Australia. After James Ashton on 14 February 2010 in a tragic accident Polo in Pattaya, Thailand. died, the Argentinian Eduardo Huergo was appointed as his successor on March 9, 2010.
Associations
In 2008, 83 countries were recognized as polo -playing nations, including 45 national associations with full membership in the FIP.