BOP 2005 Still Photo Winners > Sports Picture Story
- 3rd Place
- jakob carlsen, None
Far up in the Pakistani Himalayas, Shandur Pass is situated 3900 meters above sealevel. Every year theres a polotournament with thousands of spectators at this remote plain 9 hours jeepride fom the nearest town. The game is played without any written rules and injuries to both jockeys and horses are common. This year a horse died during the match due to a heartattack caused by the altitude. It is a very big event and the pass which normally only inhabits a police checkpost and some sheepherders is for a few days transformed to a swarm of people, tents and horses. It's early morning in the camp. A fire is lit to prepare tea and the days first meal.
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