MUMBAI: After almost a century, polo will make a historic return to Bombay Gymkhana coming Sunday evening and will be played under lights.
“As a precursor to the Bombay Gymkhana 150th year celebrations in 2025 we have plans to organise various sporting events, some new additions (like the Bombay Gymkhana 10K run which was held in March 2024 or reviving some sports events linked to our rich sporting heritage. It is in this connection that we are launching The Bombay Polo Challenge Cup founded in 1882 and which was last held in 1885 and was won by the Bombay Gymkhana polo team,” Sanjiv Saran Mehra, president of Bombay Gym told TOI on Wednesday adding that polo matches were continued to be held at their club till 1920s.
