Last Updated: January 05, 2023, 22:09 IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik (File Photo: IANS)
The Odisha authorities claimed that it’s the largest seated hockey stadium on this planet. The stadium was constructed at a price of Rs. 261 crores with out taxes and has been named after legendary tribal chief Birsa Munda
Ahead of FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium at Rourkela.
Notably, Odisha is internet hosting the Hockey World Cup for the second consecutive time. This time, the mega sports activities occasion will probably be organised at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela from January 13 to 29.
While 24 matches will probably be performed in Kalinga Stadium, 20 matches will probably be held within the Birsa Munda Stadium.
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Both the stadium and the hockey apply centre on the stadium complicated have been licensed level-1 by FIH which is the best in its class. As a tribute, the stadium has been named after legendary tribal chief Birsa Munda.
The Odisha authorities claimed that it’s the largest seated (chair) hockey stadium on this planet. The stadium was constructed at a price of Rs. 261 crores with out taxes.
Patnaik additionally inaugurated hockey coaching centres in Sundargarh, Ganjam, Sambalpur, and Rourkela.
“It is a second of nice pleasure and celebration for Odisha. We aren’t solely internet hosting the Hockey World Cup for the second consecutive time, however now we have additionally constructed the world’s largest hockey stadium in Rourkela,” Chief Minister said at the inauguration.
“This is the new Odisha. I dedicate this to the people of Sundargarh and the hockey players of our nation. I welcome the global hockey fraternity to come and experience its grandeur,” he added.
In the approaching years, the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium will play a pivotal function in taking Indian Hockey to international heights, Patnaik additional stated.
The Chief Minister additionally inaugurated the World Cup Village with 225 rooms that may home the groups of the upcoming World Cup. He spent a while with the nationwide males’s hockey staff and introduced an award of Rs 1 crore for every participant in the event that they win the World Cup.
India will face off towards Spain on January 13 in its first match of the 2023 FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup on the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela. The males in blue are pitted towards heavyweights England and Spain together with Wales in Pool D.
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