Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium

Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium
A view of the stadium in 2023
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Full nameBirsa Munda Hockey Stadium
LocationRourkela, Odisha, India
Coordinates22°14′43.17″N 84°48′49.2192″E / 22.2453250°N 84.813672000°E / 22.2453250; 84.813672000
OwnerGovernment of Odisha
OperatorDepartment of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS)
Capacity21,800 [3]
SurfaceAstro-Turf
Construction
Opened5 January 2023[1]
Construction cost₹260 Crore ($31 million)[2]
Tenants
India men's national field hockey team

The Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium is an international field hockey stadium situated at Rourkela, India.[4][5] The stadium has been named after the tribal leader, Birsa Munda, who was a famous freedom fighter from Khunti, Jharkhand. With a seating capacity of 20,011 permanent seats, it is officially recognised by the Guinness World Records as the largest fully seated hockey arena in the world on January 29, 2023.[6][7][8]

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  2. ^ "Tribal welfare on lips, Naveen gives Rs 3,958 crore push to Sundargarh". www.newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Birsa Munda Stadium Is World's Largest Hockey Stadium: FIH President". sambadenglish.com. Sambad. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Hockey's multi-crore dream: The Rourkela stadium for 2023 World Cup". timesofindia.indiatimes.com/. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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  6. ^ "Largest fully seated hockey stadium". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  7. ^ Nalwala, Ali Asgar (12 March 2023). "Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium: All you need to know". Olympics. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  8. ^ Panda, Sudeshna (29 January 2023). "WATCH: Birsa Munda Stadium enters Guinness World Records for largest hockey stadium". KalingaTV. Retrieved 2 February 2023.