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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Polo club in Jaipur}}<br />
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{{Infobox venue<br />
| name = Rajasthan Polo Club<br />
| nickname = <br />
| mapframe-coord = {{Coord|26|53|57.40|N|75|48|11.21|E|display=title}}<br />
| fullname = Rajasthan Polo Club<br />
| address = Bhawani Singh Rd<br />
| city = [[Jaipur]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| opened = {{start date and age|1901}}<br />
| website = {{URL|https://www.rajasthanpoloclub.co.in/|rajasthanpoloclub.co.in}}<br />
}}<br />
The '''Rajasthan Polo Club''' (formerly '''Rajputana Polo Club''') is a polo club in [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
The club was started in 1901 as Rajputana Polo Club with the support of various rulers of [[Rajputana]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Taknet |first=D. K. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Jaipur_Gem_of_India/5tCeDAAAQBAJ |title=Jaipur: Gem of India |last2=IntegralDMS |date=2016-07-07 |publisher=IntegralDMS |isbn=978-1-942322-05-4 |pages=187 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/sim_chronicle-of-the-horse_1959-05-22_22_38 |title=The Chronicle |date=1959-05-22 |publisher=[[The Chronicle of the Horse]] |others=Internet Archive |volume=XXII |publication-date=1959-05-22 |pages=23 |language=English |issue=38}}</ref> It was renamed in 1949 as Rajasthan Polo Club on the formation of [[Greater Rajasthan Union]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Anthony de Mello |url=http://archive.org/details/portraitofinidan00anth |title=Portrait Of Indian Sport |date=1959 |publisher=P. R. Macmillan Ltd. |others=Public Resource |pages=223}}</ref> Following that, the headquarters of the club were shifted to [[Jaipur]] from [[Mount Abu]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-12-05 |title=A ride through the changes in modern Polo |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/special-report/a-ride-through-the-changes-in-modern-polo/articleshow/7045675.cms |access-date=2026-04-25 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> The club is now housed in the building of Jaipur Polo Club that itself was established in 1918.<br />
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The club was used as one of the filming locations for [[Zubeidaa]] and also for [[The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-05-05 |title=Jaipur becomes a B'wood hub |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/jaipur-becomes-a-bwood-hub/articleshow/8159789.cms |access-date=2026-04-25 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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== Partnerships and collaborations ==<br />
[[The Leela|The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts]] partnered with the club in 2022 for their sponsorship of the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Polo Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ETHospitalityWorld |date=2022-10-04 |title=Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts is the title sponsor for The Leela Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Polo Cup 2022 |url=https://hospitality.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/hotels/leela-palaces-hotels-and-resorts-is-the-title-sponsor-for-the-leela-maharaja-sawai-man-singh-polo-cup-2022/94632665 |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=ETHospitalityWorld.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts partners with Rajasthan Polo Club for its inaugural sponsorship of The Royal Sport in India {{!}} Press Room] |url=https://www.theleela.com/press-room/the-leela-palaces-hotels-and-resorts-partners-rajasthan-polo-club-its-inaugural |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=www.theleela.com}}</ref>.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rajasthan Polo Club}}<br />
==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|https://www.rajasthanpoloclub.co.in}}<br />
* {{Instagram|rajasthanpoloclub}}<br />
* {{Facebook|rajasthanpoloclub}}<br />
[[Category:1901 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Jaipur]]<br />
[[Category:Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Polo in India]]<br />
[[Category:Polo clubs]]<br />
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