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SENTEBALE ISPS HANDA POLO CUP 2021
SENTEBALE hosted the Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup at Aspen Valley Polo Club in Carbondale,
Top: Prince Harry scored two goals in the charity match in Aspen, Colorado.
SENTEBALE ISPS HANDA POLO CUP 2021
The Sentebale Team included Prince Harry, Riley Ganzi, Nacho Figueras and Grant Ganzi.
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Colorado, Aug. 19. The event raised nearly $3.5 million in critical funding for the organization’s core mission to support vulnerable children impacted by extreme poverty, inequality and the HIV/AIDs epidemic in Southern Africa. Under guidance from a leading epidemiologist and in coordination with the local public health department, a reduced version of Sentebale’s annual charity match took place for the sole purpose of raising vital funds to support Sentebale’s work. The game was kept under wraps and not publicized for security reasons. This year’s Polo Cup, together with a generous donation from the Duke of Sussex, will allow Sentebale to operate at full scale, meaning more children and young people across Lesotho and Botswana will receive essential support, care, and build skills to be more resilient and self-sufficient in the future. The Duke of Sussex joined his close friend and Sentebale Ambassador Nacho Figueras and siblings Grant and Riley Ganzi for the Sentebale team. They battled it out in a round-robin against Royal Salute (Kevin Schmeits, Waqaas Al-Saddiq, Brian Boyd, Gonzalito Pieres) and U.S. Polo Assn. (Sarah SiegelMagness, Cable Magness, Alejandro Novillo Astrada, Stewart Armstrong). The matches were umpired by Gaston Dorignac and Jack McLean. Sentebale finished in first place with Prince Harry contributing two goals. Figueras wrote on his Instagram account, “How lucky I am to be able to ride along with you in your mission of making the world a better place for people not as fortunate as us. It is your commitment and passion to give back that is my inspiration.” Prince Harry also pledged $1.5 million from the proceeds of his upcoming book to Sentebale. The tell-all memoir is set to be released by Penguin Random House in 2022. Prince Harry co-founded Sentebale in Lesotho in 2006 in memory of his late mother Prince Diana. The Duke is living in California with his wife Meghan Markle after quitting his royal duties. Markle did not attend the polo match. This was Prince Harry’s first public appearance since the birth of his daughter, Lilibet Diana in June.
