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Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium - Chitta - 12-25-2020
Following is an excerpt from https://tathya.in/news/40597/0/Steel-City-Gets-Largest-Hockey-Stadia .
Quote:"... Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, today, announced a new world class Hockey stadium in Rourkela city which would be the biggest stadium for Hockey in India with a sitting capacity of 20,000.
This is going to redefine the sports landscape in the region. The stadium along with the allied facilities will be developed as a benchmark for other Hockey stadiums around the world. Spread over 15 acres of land, the stadium will be constructed in the Biju Patnaik University of Technology campus, Rourkela."
RE: Rourkela to have India's Largest Hockey Stadium - Chitta - 02-16-2021
Following is excerpted from https://tathya.in/?p=4632 .
Quote:Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid Foundation Stone of India’s Largest Hockey Stadium here on 16 February.
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The Stadium will be a new benchmark in global stadium design for hockey, offering one of the finest spectator experiences in the world and, with a chaired seated capacity exceeding 20000, will become the largest Hockey Stadium in India.
RE: Rourkela to have India's Largest Hockey Stadium - Chitta - 02-16-2021
Various Youtube videos on the proposed stadium.
RE: Rourkela to have India's Largest Hockey Stadium - Chitta - 02-16-2021
Some more pictures of the proposed stadium. (From https://ommcomnews.com/odisha-news/some-interesting-facts-about-bisra-munda-international-hockey-stadium-in-rourkela )
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![[Image: pg2-8.jpg]](https://ommcom.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/16134233/pg2-8.jpg)
RE: Rourkela to have India's Largest Hockey Stadium - Chitta - 01-30-2023
Various news reports, such as https://www.timesnownews.com/india/odishas-birsa-munda-stadium-enters-guinness-world-records-as-largest-hockey-stadium-watch-cm-naveen-patnaiks-reaction-article-97413532 , mention that Guinness World records has now recognized that the Birsa Munda stadium is the largest hockey stadium in the world.
RE: Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium - Chitta - 03-19-2023
National Geographic India video on the making of this stadium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX2HLkH58OU&ab_channel=NationalGeographicIndia