Faizabad Sports Complex known as Bhimrao Ambedkar Sports Complex is an international standard sports complex being built along NH96 (Faizabad To Sultanpur hiighway) a few hundred meters away from Faizabad Airport. The new sports complex would have astro turf, synthetic track, olympic size swimming pool, cricket field, hostels and other required facilities. After an ultra-modern sports complex in Greater Noida International Sports City and a spots complex in Meerut and one at Saifai in Etawah, this is the fourth such sports facilities in Uttar Pradesh.[1]
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Faizabad Stadium is one of the stadiums in Uttar Pradesh. A multi-purpose hall and a swimming pool are among the facilities offered. Football, athletics, volleyball, hockey, basketball, badminton, handball, cricket, table tennis, taekwondo and wrestling can be enjoyed here.
The Lokayukta office has received a complaint from one Bhanu Pratap Singh of Faizabad who has accused the minister of corruption in the construction of an international stadium in Faizabad district.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.[2].[3]
| BR Ambedkar Stadium | |
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| Faizabad Stadium | |
| Full name | Bhim Rao Ambedkar Internationa Sports Stadium |
| Location | Faizabad, India |
| Opened | TBA |
| Owner | Government of UP |
| Operator | IOA |
| Capacity | 60,000 |
Bhim Rao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium Loc: is the part of multi crore project for sports complex in Faizabad by state government.