Even by the time of his death in 1324, the book had made Marco Polo famous.
Other highlights have included the women's water polo and men's rowing competitions, to name a few.
Unassuming in wrinkled khakis and a polo shirt, he is in near perpetual motion.
Polo matches range between four to eight chukkers, or periods, depending on the level of play.
There are four positions on a polo team, with players assigned numbers worn on their shirts.
Then there was the superstar a young high-school math teacher, in jeans and a green polo shirt.
Awaiting him are more than 100 polo ponies in Thailand and the U.K., Vichai says.
The following year, Polo made a similar deal to dress on-court officials at Wimbledon, in England.
The latest deal reflects Polo's strategy of using elite sporting events to boost its image.
The men are almost comically similar: white and middle-aged, their growing paunches concealed beneath polo shirts.
The spectacle of Chinese turbo-capitalism is inspiring Marco Polo-like awe in some Western commentators.
Ms. OLIVIA LANE (Tourist): You know, a lot of the Hilfiger, Polo and Guess type-jeans.
The firm plans to move production abroad of the polo shirts made in Treorchy.
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To play water polo you need to be very fit, strong and fast at swimming.
Both Polo Ralph Lauren and Estee Lauder have earned ratings of 8 out of 10.
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Children played on the verdant polo field it was warm and sunny enough for short sleeves.
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"Polo has always been funded by the wealthy and there is no denying this, " Pieres said.
In Argentina, where crowds reach 20, 000, polo is more common because of the deep-rooted riding culture.
For polo, like pro-am golf and yacht racing, money and commitment can guarantee top-level participation.
Eureka Park is at The Venetian, Level 3, Lido 3101, Murano 3201-3301, San Polo 3404.
More ominously for the colonel's enemies, Polo Patriotico won most of the most populous states.
Mr Chang was, they said, equally brilliant on the polo field and in the ballroom.
The Cirencester Park Polo Club is about 10 miles from Prince Charles' countryside retreat Highgrove.
The green Ralph Lauren polo shirt he wore inspired an international fashion trend.
The ancestor of polo, this traditional game of horsemen is played with a dead goat rather than a ball.
Early on, he's at a party, sweaty people, everyone in matching polo shirts, all in Louisiana to make money.
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Commanding one of the Venetian ships was Marco Polo, back from his wanderings.
The club said the company, which remains a big sponsor of polo, wanted a more "tournament-focused" competition.
Golf for this crowd was secondary to fox hunting with packs of hounds, bird hunting and polo.
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