Kalinga Stadium
| Location | Bidyut Marg, Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
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| Coordinates | 20°16′N 85°50′E / 20.27°N 85.84°ECoordinates: 20°16′N 85°50′E / 20.27°N 85.84°E |
| Owner | Government of Odisha |
| Operator | Sports Authority of Odisha |
| Capacity | 55,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2008 |
| Built | 2010 |
| Opened | 2010 |
| Tenants | |
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India men's national field hockey team Odisha Hockey Team Kalinga Lancers Samaleswari Sporting Club | |
Kalinga Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Built in 2010, it has facilities for athletics, soccer, field hockey, basketball, tennis, table tennis and swimming.[1][2][3] Other features of the stadium includes an 8-lane synthetic athletics track, a sports hostel, gymnasium and the India's first newly built olympic standard pink and blue hockey turf.[4] Kalinga Stadium serves as the home ground for Hockey India League franchise, Kalinga Lancers and I-League 2nd Division franchise, Samaleswari Sporting Club. The Kalinga Stadium is finalized to host the 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup.
Teams
| Club | Sport | League |
|---|---|---|
| Hockey Gangpur Odisha | Field Hockey | Hockey India |
| Hockey Odisha | Field Hockey | Hockey India |
| Kalinga Lancers | Field Hockey | Hockey India League |
| Samaleswari S C | Football | I-League 2nd Division |
| Ace Tennis Club (ATC) | Tennis | Utkal Open Tennis Tournament |
| Yazdani Club 73 | Football | Biju Patnaik Memorial Football Trophy Tata Utkalika Football Tournament Satyabrata Memorial Tournament Tamando Cup All India Football Tournament - Bihar Goid Cup |
References
- ↑ Mallick, Lelin Kumar (19 January 2012). "Stadium boost to indoor sports". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ Pradhan, Ashoke (10 June 2012). "Permanent floodlights for Kalinga stadium on anvil". Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ Pradhan, Ashoke (12 August 2012). "Bhubaneswar needs to do more to imbibe sports culture". Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ "Sports Infrastructure in Odisha". Government of Odisha. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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