pato

origin

• plato was first played in Argentina in the year 1953 
• The game is played on horse back.
• plato was originated from a combination of games.
• polo and basketball have an big influence on the game.
• early versions of plato were said to have happened in the year 1610

rules

• There are two four member teams in pato
• each team must fight for possession of the ball
• A pato ball is specifically made for the sport
• In a game of pato the goal is made bye throwing the ball into a ring
• the winner is the team with the most goals after an eight minute time perio

teams and changes

• The Argentina won the first gold medal for pato in 1924 
• There are only a few thousand players that take part in this sport
• During the 1930 the rules of the game were changed
• these rules helped the game become more modern.

fan base

• 90 percent of argentines have not seen a pato match
• last year The plato team of Argentina to home gold. 
• Some competitions held for plato are clinica de pato
• pato is a sport played bye all generations 
• plato is a classic sport that can be followed bye any one

El fin