Elephants make polo supersized

Thailand goes for some jumbo chukkas to support conservation of big beasts

CHIANG RAI, Thailand - Once a year, polo takes on jumbo proportions in Thailand, with players mounting elephants instead of horses to help an even bigger cause: saving the country's endangered pachyderms.

Players from 15 countries, including the United States, Britain and Germany, took part in the annual elephant polo tournament in the northern province of Chiang Rai which ran until Sunday.