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Latest revision as of 01:30, 5 February 2026
Indian polo trophy
The Kolanka Cup is a polo trophy awarded in India. 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[1] Sri Rajah Rao Pradyumna Krishna Mahipati Suryarao Bahadur who got it made as a polo player under his own team name, the Kolanka team. The Rajah of Kolanka was the 4th Raja Kumara of venkatagiri i.e. he was the fourth son of the 29th Raja of Venkatagiri and the grandson of Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra of Venkatagiri and was adopted by the childless Rani of Kolanka.
The Kolanka Cup stands 6 feet tall and is made out of pure silver.
This discreet royal prize is dwarfed by the six-foot tall Kolanka Cup, awarded to the winners of a humble competition in Chennai. Donated by the Raja of Kolanka between the wars (late 1920s or early 1930s), the cup is marked by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest sports trophy.
The last match for the Kolanka Cup is said to have been played in 1998. Since then the cup has been in storage.[2]
