---
author: Jan Brennenstuhl
categories:
- Urban Sports
cover: {}
credit: ''
date: '2009-09-29T16:09:57Z'
description: Hardcourt Bike Polo is a new urban “in” sport, which is played in public space. Two bicycles riding teams use mallets to strike a small ball into a goal...
tags:
- Public Art
title: 'Bike Polo - Urban Sport'
url: https://www.urbanartcore.com/bike-polo-urban-sport/
---

# Bike Polo - Urban Sport

Some days ago, I read an nice article about urban sports in Berlin in a Berlin-based newspaper. The author of the article gave an introduction into new “in” sports like [parkour](/urban-idiots-parkour-is-an-urban-sport/), [freerunning](/out-of-time-urban-extreme-sports/) and an interesting one, I never had heard before - **Bike Polo**:

> “Polo is thought to be the oldest team sport known to man, dating from the days when Persian warriors first rode horses into battle. Bicycle polo evolved a bit later, having had to wait for some clever chap to invent the modern bicycle.
>
> Polo has long been known as “the king of games”, but the money and skills required have greatly limited its popularity. Bicycle polo has a much broader appeal, since almost anyone can ride a bike, not to mention afford one. Anyone, male or female, aged nine to ninety, can play bicycle polo!”
> ([bicyclepolo.org](http://www.bicyclepolo.org/))

**Hardcourt Bike Polo** is a urban variation of this traditional **Bicycle Polo**. Two bicycles riding teams use mallets to strike a small ball into a goal.

For me it’s a bit to dangerous, but nice to see! Well, now you are informed, so don’t worry when you will see any cyclists with strange mallets in the next time!