NEWSPoloAdd TopicPolo players on elephants compete in Thailand for charityElephant polo players from team IBM, right, compete against team Pelago Luxury during the King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. 20 former street elephants took part in the 16th edition of the annual charity tournament held to raise funds to aid and protect the wild and domesticated elephant population in Thailand.RUNGROJ YONGRIT, EPA-EFEA polo player sitting behind a mahout chooses a polo mallet before a match.SAKCHAI LALIT, APPolo players riding behind mahouts go for the ball during the King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament.KRIT PHROMSAKLA, AFP/Getty ImagesPolo players vie for the ball during a polo match.RUNGROJ YONGRIT, EPA-EFEElephants are fed fruits before a polo match.SAKCHAI LALIT, APPolo players vie for the ball during a polo match.SAKCHAI LALIT, APPolo players vie for the ball during a polo match.SAKCHAI LALIT, APAn elephant is fed by children before a polo match.SAKCHAI LALIT, APPolo players vie for the ball during a polo match.SAKCHAI LALIT, APPolo players vie for the ball during a polo match.SAKCHAI LALIT, APPolo players with team INVNT, right, compete against team JW Blue Label during a match.RUNGROJ YONGRIT, EPA-EFEPolo players vie for the ball during a polo match.RUNGROJ YONGRIT, EPA-EFEThai workers pick up after the elephants during the King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament.RUNGROJ YONGRIT, EPA-EFEA mahout sprays water on an elephant to cool it down after a polo match.SAKCHAI LALIT, APFeatured Weekly Ad