Rajnandgaon International Hockey Stadium

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Rajnandgaon International Hockey Stadium
Location Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India
Owner Government of Chhattisgarh
Operator Hockey India
Capacity 15,000
Construction
Built2014
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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]

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