Appointment : The XI FIP (Federation of International Polo) World Polo Championship.
- Parent Category: Polo Profiles
- Uploaded by BENADADA Rabii
- Published in Committee Members, Past and Present
- Hits: 28593
A titre d’information, Ce championnat internationale de polo est la plus prestigieuse compétition au Monde dans le « Sport des Rois et Roi des sport.
Elle se déroule ordinairement tous les quatre ans. Elle a été créée en 1987 en Argentine sous l'impulsion de Marcos Uranga alors président fédération argentine de polo, est ouverte à toutes les fédérations reconnues par la fédération internationale de polo. La première édition s’est déroulé en 1987 en Argentine, dont l'équipe nationale sort vainqueur.
Rabii holds a bachelor in Economy at the Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco and a Master’s degree in marketing and business development from the National School of Business and Management (ENCG) at Hassan 1 University in Settat, Morocco. Rabii also obtained a Master’s degree in sports management from the Institut supérieur de commerce et d’ administration des enterprises (ISCAE) in Casablanca, Morocco. Currently prepares a PhD in Sport Marketing at Rouen University in France.
Rabii is an avid polo player and in Morocco plays with a handicap of 0 goals.
For information, 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 (FIP), and is contested by the national teams. There is no restriction on the gender of the players. The inaugural tournament was held in 1987, hosted by Argentina, and is now contested every three or four years.
The participating teams must have a handicap up to 14 goals. It's for this reason that, unlike other sports, the best players can't play the World Polo Championship.