| Stadium Name: | Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium[1] |
| Built: | 2014 |
| Opened: | 2019 |
| Renovated: | 2020 |
| Owner: | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Seating Capacity: | 30,000 |
Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium, is a multipurpose stadium situated on the Ayodhya - Sultanpur road in Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, India. The stadium is a part of a sports complex project.
The ground is an international standard sports complex being built near the junction of the NH- 330 and the Ayodhya ring-road, a few kilometres away from Ayodhya Airport.
The new sports complex has an astroturf, synthetic track, swimming pool, cricket field, hostels and other required facilities.[2]
Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium is one of the selected stadiums in Uttar Pradesh with a multi-purpose hall and an swimming pool. Other facilities offered allow people to play: Football, athletics, volleyball, hockey, basketball, badminton, cricket, handball, table tennis, taekwondo and wrestling.
The Lokayukta office has received a complaint from Bhanu Pratap Singh of Ayodhya - who has accused the minister of corruption in the construction the stadium. According to the complainant, the sports minister had a nexus with former sports director Hari Om and former project manager R.D. Prasad, and had deliberately delayed the construction of the 86 crore Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Stadium paving the way for an escalation of costs to 150 crore.[3] [4]