Sree Kanteerava Stadium

Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium
Sampangi Outdoor Stadium
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Full nameShree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium
Former namesSampangi Stadium
LocationBangalore, India
Coordinates12°58′11″N 77°35′36″E / 12.9697°N 77.5934°E / 12.9697; 77.5934
Public transit Purple at Cubbon Park
OwnerBengaluru Municipality
Capacity25,810[1]
Construction
Built1946 (78 years ago) (1946)
Opened31 May 1997
General contractorSVEC Constructions Ltd.
Tenants
India national football team (2014–present)
Bengaluru FC (2014–present)

Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium, also known as Sampangi Outdoor Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Bangalore, India. It houses a running track, a volleyball court, and two outdoor rock climbing walls. The stadium is owned by the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports, Government of Karnataka.[2] It is the largest sports complex in Bangalore.[3]

Renamed after Yuvaraja Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar, the stadium, constructed on the bed of the Sampangi Lake, was inaugurated in 1946 by his son Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar. Then housing a cinder track, a synthetic running track was laid in the 1990s leading up to the 1997 National Games of India for 220 million, and was completed by 31 May 1997.[4]

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  2. ^ "Whose stadium is Bengaluru's Kanteerava, anyway?". The New Indian Express. 18 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Condoms, syringes found in Kanteerava Stadium: Sports park in the day, illegal den of vice by night?". The News Minute. 18 November 2015. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Massive capital injection for India stadium". Coliseum. 22 February 2021. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.