Sports is one of the best source of entertainment you can possibly have. It involves real people who are playing out there for their team, schools, colleges, nations. Sports involve a lt of emotions not only with the people playing out there in the field, but also to the audience.
There are a lot of tournaments happening around the world to find out who is the best. It all is symbolized with a trophy in the end. The trophy shows all the efforts, support and hard work put into winning it.
Have you ever wondered how much these trophies cost? Here is the list of top 10 most expensive trophies –
10. Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy (NBA trophy)
Cost – $13,500 £10,000
Competition – Basketball
Material – Sterling silver and vermeil with a 24 karat gold overlay.
Size – 61cm
Year of creation – 1977
Weight – 6.6kg
9. European Championship Trophy (Henri Delaunay Trophy)
$15,000 (£12,000)
Competition – UEFA European Football Championships
Material – Sterling Silver
Size – 61cm
Year of creation – 2008
Weight – 8kg
8. Commissioner’s Trophy (MLB)
$19,309 (£15,000)
Competition – Major League Baseball
Material – Gold Plated Sterling Silver
Size – 61cm
Year of creation – 1967
Weight – 14kg
7. ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy
$30,000 (£23,500)
Competition – Super Bowl
Material – Silver and Gold
Size – 60cm
Year of creation – 1999
Weight – 11kg
6. The Super Bowl Trophy (Vince Lombardi Trophy)
$50,000 (£40,000)
Competition – Super Bowl
Material – Sterling Silver
Size – 56cm
Year of creation – 1967
Weight – 3.2 kg
5. Stanley Cup Trophy
$23,478 (£18,000)
Competition – Canadian National Hockey League (NHL)
Material – Silver
Year of creation – 1892
Size – 89.5cm
Weight – 15.6kg
4. BNP Paribas Fortis Diamond Games trophy
$1.3 million (£1m)
Competition – Diamond Games
Material – Gold & Diamond
Weight – 4.5kg
3. Borg-Warner Trophy – Motorsport
$1.3 million (£1m)
Competition – Indianapolis 500
Material – Sterling Silver
Year of creation – 1936
Size – 163cm
Weight – 45kg
2. Woodlawn Vase – Horse Riding Trophy
$2.5M (£2m)
Competition – Preakness Stakes
Material – Solid Silver
Year of creation – 1860
Size: 91cm
Weight – 13.6kg
1. FIFA World Cup Trophy
$20m (£16m)
Competition – FIFA World Cup
Material – 18-carat gold with 2 layers of semi-precious malachite
Year of creation – 1974
Size – 36.5cm
Weight – 6.175kg
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