Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Hockey Stadium
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Hockey Stadium or Raipur International Hockey Stadium is field hockey stadium located in Raipur, in the Indian State of Chhattisgarh. It is Chhattisgarh's second international blue astroturf hockey stadium after International Hockey Stadium in Rajnandgaon, which was dedicated to public in August 2014.[1][2][3][4]
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Hockey Stadium | |
Full name | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Hockey Stadium |
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Location | Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India |
Owner | Government of Chhattisgarh |
Operator | Hockey India |
Capacity | 4,000 |
Construction | |
Built | 2015 |
Opened | 9 November 2015 (2015-11-09) |
Construction cost | ₹18 crore (US$2.2 million) |
Tenants | |
India men's national field hockey team |
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It is named after Vallabhbhai Patel, an Indian independence activist and statesman.[5]
The stadium was constructed in record time, in a span of four months and at a cost of ₹18 crore (US$2.2 million), before it was inaugurated in November 2015. It is set to host the 2014–15 Men's World League Final, in December 2015.[6]