27/03/2024
Can Women Really Do What Men can do, BETTER?๐คท๐พโโ๏ธ
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Dr Alexandra Korubo-Fi is the Niger Delta Version of Sue...
Sue Sally Hale broke American Polo's Gender barrier in 1972, when she gained membership in the sport's national governing body after playing matches disguised as a man for two decades.
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Sue Sally Hale, a World Piooner Female Polo Player, died in 2003 at age 65.๐ฅฒ
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When Hale was growing up in Southern California, polo retained an image as a rich man's sport. But the United States Polo Association, the national governing agency, now lists some 600 women among its membership of 3,600. And the Hale family remains a major presence. Hale's daughter, Sunny Hale is one of the leading women's players in the world, having competed with men at polo's premier event, the United States Open.
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Hale was reared amid the glitter of Hollywood's polo set. Her father, Grover Jones, a well-known screenwriter, and her mother, Susan Avery, a former ballerina, wasted no time introducing her to the sport.
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She had her first horse at 3. The glamorous matches at the Riviera Country Club were close at hand, but Hale did more than watch. She was ready to compete with men by the time she reached her early teens.
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But women were not welcome except for minor club matches, so she applied mascara to her lip to simulate a mustache, wore oversized shirts and pulled her hair up under her helmet. She competed under the name A. Jones, her real identity known only to her teammates at first, although it eventually became clear in the polo world that A. Jones was really Hale.
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Hale's repeated efforts to gain admission to the United States Polo Association were rebuffed. But her friends in the polo world applied pressure as well -- a lawsuit was threatened, as she recalled -- and in 1972 the association admitted her as its first woman and that's where women's polo really started.
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ShiftKEY TV had a chance to speak with our very own Dr Alex-Fi, the only FEMALE POLO PLAYER in the Niger Delta.
Follow the link below to watch the full interview.
https://youtu.be/74guXfi_Sis?feature=shared