Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium[1]
The stadium under construction
LocationAyodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates26°43′47″N 82°08′17″E / 26.72972°N 82.13806°E / 26.72972; 82.13806
OwnerGovernment of Uttar Pradesh
Capacity30,000
Construction
Built2014
Opened2019
Renovated2020
Construction cost₹16,767,878 (US$210,000)

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium,[1] is a multipurpose stadium situated on the Ayodhya - Sultanpur road in Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, India. This stadium is a part of a multi crore project for a sports complex.

The ground is an international standard sports complex being built near the junction of the NH- 330 and the Ayodhya ring-road, a few kilometres away from Ayodhya Airport.

The new sports complex has an astro turf, synthetic track, swimming pool, cricket field, hostels and other required facilities.[2]

Facilities

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium is one of the selected stadiums in Uttar Pradesh with a multi-purpose hall and an swimming pool. Other facilities offered allow people to play: Football, athletics, volleyball, hockey, basketball, badminton, cricket, handball, table tennis, taekwondo and wrestling.

Controversies

The Lokayukta office has received a complaint from Bhanu Pratap Singh of Ayodhya - who has accused the minister of corruption in the construction the stadium. According to the complainant, the sports minister had a nexus with former sports director Hari Om and former project manager R.D. Prasad, and had deliberately delayed the construction of the ₹ 86 crore Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Stadium paving the way for an escalation of costs to ₹ 150 crore.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sports Stadiums". upsports.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Faizabad to get international standard sports complex". oneindia.in. 20 June 2006.
  3. ↑ "Sports minister faces lokayukta probe in U.P." Asian Age. 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Ayodhya Prasad Pal comes under Lokayukta scanner for corruption charges". Daily Pioneer. 30 October 2011.


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