Rajnandgaon International Hockey Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:International Hockey Stadium
Location:Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India
Owner:Government of Chhattisgarh
Operator:Hockey India
Built:2014
Seating Capacity:30,000
Tenants:n/a

International Hockey Stadium is hockey stadium located in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh.[1] [2] The stadium is Chhattisgarh's first international astroturf hockey stadium[3] and second largest hockey stadium after Raipur Stadium[4] is spread over an area of nearly 9.5 acres, and built at an estimated cost of 22 crores[5] was dedicated to public in January 2014 by state Governor Shekhar Dutt and chief minister Raman Singh.[6]

The exhibition match between Governor's Eleven and CM's Eleven comprising some international players, including Indian hockey men's squad skipper Sardara Singh, Harjot Singh, Affan Yousuf, Lalit Upadhyay and others, also was played the occasion.

This was the second key international standard sports infrastructure envisioned by Raman Singh which was built by the State Government after the Raipur International Cricket Stadium[7] came up at an estimated cost of `100 crore at Naya Raipur.

References

  1. Web site: International Hockey Stadium District Rajnandgaon, Govt of Chhattisgarh, India India. 2021-10-15. en-US.
  2. Web site: Rajnandgaon International Hockey Stadium, Arjuni - Stadium in Rajnandgaon. 2021-10-15. www.indiainfo.net.
  3. Web site: PTI. Jan 20, 2014. Astro turf hockey stadium inaugurated in Chhattisgarh Hockey News - Times of India. 2021-10-15. The Times of India. en.
  4. Web site: 2014-08-27. Raipur to get Chhattisgarh's 2nd international hockey stadium on Aug 29. 2021-10-15. Zee News. en.
  5. Web site: 2020-02-17. 22 करोड़ का स्टेडियम, 5 करोड़ का एस्ट्रो टर्फ मैदान, फिर भी 'हॉकी की नर्सरी' बेहाल. 2021-10-15. News18 Hindi. hi.
  6. News: Now Chhattisgarh has astro turf hockey ground . 20 January 2014 . The Pioneer . 24 January 2019 .
  7. News: Press Trust of India. 2014-08-29. New hockey stadium inaugurated in Raipur. Business Standard India. 2021-10-15.