Stadium Name: | Rajnandgaon International Hockey Stadium |
Location: | Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India |
Owner: | Government of Chhattisgarh |
Operator: | Hockey India |
Built: | 2014 |
Seating Capacity: | 15,000 |
Tenants: | n/a |
Rajnandgaon 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 after Raipur Stadium.[4] It is spread over an area of nearly 9.5 acres, and built at an estimated cost of 22 crores.[5] It 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 international players, including Indian hockey skipper Sardara Singh, Harjot Singh, Affan Yousuf, Lalit Upadhyay was played at the occasion.[7] came up at an estimated cost of `100 crore at Naya Raipur.