Cycle polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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Cycle polo was featured in the Summer Olympic Games unofficial programme in 1908. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Bill Mallon, Jeroen Heijmans (2011). Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement. Scarecrow Press. p. 56. ISBN   9780810875227.
  2. "Cycle polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 April 2021.