Polo team's chilly conquest puts Hong Kong on top of the world
The most unlikely success came earlier this month when a team from the city beat Argentina to retain their Snow Polo World Cup crown at the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club.
Hong Kong has won very few world titles over the years.
But surely the most unlikely success came earlier this month when a team from the city beat Argentina to retain their Snow Polo World Cup crown at the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club.
The team of Guillermo Terrera, Martin Inchauspe and John Fisher won 5-4 to hold on to the trophy they won at last year's inaugural event.
Hong Kong International Polo and Equestrian Sports Club member Michael Wong did the Cantonese commentary for TVB Pearl during the Tianjin tournament.
He said polo, let alone snow polo, was not actually played in Hong Kong so players practised and competed in Europe, North America, Southeast Asia or on the mainland.
"The three players were part of the winning team in 2012, so they had already developed a nice sense of teamwork," Wong said. "As they advanced through the different stages of the tournament, they worked together strategically and made plenty of skilful plays as a team. They also completed a number of penalty shots at crucial moments."