Anantara Hotels & Resorts in Abu Dhabi has revealed that a team of five has been selected to represent the United Arab Emirates in this year’s King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament to be held in Bangkok.
The event will take place on March 10-13, 2016 on the Chophraya riverside adjacent to the Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort.
The annual tournament, now in its fourteenth year, has become one of the largest charitable events in Southeast Asia.
The UAE has been represented at the tournament before, and the five-strong team will once again captained by Wael Soueid, area general manager of Anantara Hotels & Resorts in Abu Dhabi.
Soueid said: “We are very excited to be representing the United Arab Emirates in this year’s King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. Joining me on the team is Steve Thompson, Stuart Allan, Kristin Grube and my colleague Amer Braik.”
He added: "This event is less about the sport and more about raising awareness about the plight of elephants in Thailand. We are very proud to be able to be part of this amazing fundraising effort. Because it is exciting for spectators and highly entertaining for the players the event attracts enormous media attention globally, which goes hand in hand with education and awareness.”
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Joining the Anantara Arabian Knights on the polo field are an additional nine teams including Audemars Piquet, Citibank, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and JW Blue. The 40 players comprises Thai celebrities, professional horse-back polo players like those from the UAE’s Anantara Arabian Knights, the New Zealand All-Blacks rugby players and members of Thailand’s cabaret Miss Tiffany.
A total of 18 elephants will be given a break from their work in tourist trekking camps in Pattaya or street life in Surin, to take part in this year’s tournament, during which they are well fed and receive essential vitamin supplements, full veterinary checks and care.
While the corporate sponsors of the overall event are in place, The Anantara Arabian Knights are seeking a team sponsor which will receive branding opportunities and a range of special privileges including accommodation and invitations to the charity gala dinner in Bangkok. Interested parties should contact Leoan Canuday at lcanuday@anantara.com
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