The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has signed a new strategic partnership with leading Argentine polo team, La Dolfina, that will greatly empower and expand AlUla’s developing status as the number one destination for desert polo among other heritage and equestrian sports.
Signed during the Richard Mille Desert Polo tournament, which returned to AlUla for its third edition from 17-20 January, the agreement lays the technical foundations for the success of the prestigious annual horseback competition as well as the introduction of new events in the future.
La Dolfina will assist RCU in the creation of a new Polo Academy in AlUla, as well as planning and executing training programmes for the community, visitors, and Saudis eager to learn the sport under the watchful eye of some of the best coaches and players in the world. La Dolfina will also provide horses to take part in polo tournaments in AlUla.
Among the sport’s most successful teams, La Dolfina counts Adolfo Cambiaso among its star-studded line up of players. As one of the greatest polo players of all time, Cambiaso and his La Dolfina teammates along with technical staff will lend their extensive knowledge and experience to the expansion of polo in AlUla.
Sure to grab the attention of the global polo and sporting community, as well as KSA-based players and local equestrian fans, the new partnership marks the transformative and ambitious next stage in the growth of the sport, and desert polo in particular.
As AlUla solidifies its role as the leading winter destination for equestrian tournaments, the new strategic collaboration with La Dolfina will super-charge the introduction of robust technical developments, attracting players, teams, enthusiasts, and more to AlUla and its rapidly evolving landscape of facilities and purpose-built infrastructure such as the Al Fursan Village.
