Kolanka Cup is the Polo trophy awarded in India. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, it is the tallest sports trophy in the world. According to the Guinness Book of World records, it is the "tallest sports trophy in the world". It is named after the Rajah of Kolanka.
History of Kolanka Cup
Kolanka Cup is named after the Maharaja of Kolanka, HH Maharaja Saheb Meharban-I-Dostan Raja Sri Rajah Rao Pradyumna Krishna Mahipati Suryarao Bahadur who got it made in the year 1936, during the final phase of the rule of British Empire in India.
HH Maharaja Saheb Meharban-I-Dostan Raja Sri Rajah Rao Pradyumna Krishna Mahipati Suryarao Bahadur was a polo player by profession and hobby. He at that time owned an Oriental team in Polo which was termed as the Kolanka Team. Maharaja of Kolanka HH Maharaja Saheb Meharban-I-Dostan Raja Sri Rajah Rao Pradyumna Krishna Mahipati Suryarao Bahadur was the 4th Maharaj Kumar of Venkatagiri. HH Maharaja Saheb Meharban-I-Dostan Raja Sri Rajah Rao Pradyumna Krishna Mahipati Suryarao Bahadur was the fourth son of the 29th Maharaja of Venkatagiri and the grandson of Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra of Venkatagiri and was adopted by the childless Maharani of Kolanka.
Description of the Kolinka Cup Trophy
Kolanka Cup stands about 6 feet tall and it is made up of pure silver. When Kolanka Cup comes to sports trophies, most competitors are more concerned with winning them than with appreciating their legacy. And in polo this is particularly true, especially when the importance of competitions at which polo trophies are presented is not always reflected in how big, beautiful or impressive the prizes might be.
The Queen`s Cup is traditionally presented by Her Majesty Queen at Guards Polo Club to the winners of Polo Tournament in England. This trophy is the second most important tournament. This trophy is the sort of small, plain silver bowl one might find filled with bon-bons on a sideboard in a stately home.
Kolanka Cup In The Past
Awarded since 1956 to some of polo`s top teams from around the world, this discreet royal prize is dwarfed by the six-foot tall Kolanka Cup, awarded to the winners of a humble competition in Madras. Donated by the Raja of Kolanka between the wars, the cup was once marked by the Guinness Book of Records as the world`s largest sports trophy.
The Queen`s Cup is traditionally presented by Her Majesty Queen at Guards Polo Club to the winners of Polo Tournament in England. This trophy is the second most important tournament. This trophy is the sort of small, plain silver bowl one might find filled with bon-bons on a sideboard in a stately home. Kolanka Cup is the prudent majestic accolade, which is dwarfed from Queen"s Cup. And this six-foot tall Award was awarded to the winners of competition in Madras (Chennai).
Specialty of Kolanka Cup
Kolanka Cup is donated by the Raja of Kolanka between the wars, of late 1920s or early 1930s. This cup is marked by the Guinness Book of Records as the world`s largest sports trophy. While the Queen`s Cup won`t even hold a full bottle of celebratory champagne, it would take more than 27 bottles of bubbly to fill the giant Indian trophy. This showed the honour, class and liking of the game by Indian regal polo competitors.
Kolanka Cup towered above the Coronation Cup. The last match for the Kolanka Cup is said to have been played in 1998. Since then towering Cup has been stored.
