Ravi Rathore is an Indian

polo Polo is a ball game played on horseback, a traditional field sport and one of the world's oldest known team sports. The game is played by two opposing teams with the objective of scoring using a long-handled wooden mallet to hit a small hard ...

player and an Arjuna Awardee. He is a Colonel and Commandant of the 61st Cavalry Regiment of the Indian Army, and also holds the appointment of Honorary secretary of the

Indian Polo Association The Indian Polo Association (IPA) is the governing body for polo in India. Most of the IPA's major activities are executed by the 61 Cavalry Unit of the Indian Army. The IPA's registered office is co-located with the 61 Cavalry's B Squadron. His ...

(IPA). Ravi Rathore is also the highest handicapped polo player in the Indian Army. He has been an integral part of the Indian Polo team for five consecutive World cup championships and won two golds in 2011 and 2017.

Honours and decorations

President of India Ram Nath Kovind conferred the prestigious

Arjuna Award The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjuna, one ...

upon Colonel Ravi Rathore for his outstanding achievements in Polo in 2018.

References

Living people Indian polo players Indian Army officers Recipients of the Arjuna Award Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-sport-bio-stub