Rajnandgaon International Hockey Stadium

Rajnandgaon International Hockey Stadium

Location	Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India
Owner	Government of Chhattisgarh
Operator	Hockey India
Capacity	15,000
Construction
Built	2014
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. ^[6]

References

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