International Sports Stadium, Saifai
| अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रीड़ा संकुल, सैफई | |
| Location | Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh |
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| Coordinates | 26°58′02″N 78°57′37″E / 26.9671136°N 78.9602108°E |
| Owner | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Operator | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Type | Multi-purpose stadium |
| Capacity | 43,000[1] |
| Tenants | |
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Saifai Sports College Uttar Pradesh cricket team | |
The International Sports Stadium, Saifai (Hindi:अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रीड़ा संकुल, सैफई) is an international-level sports complex with an athletics stadium, an indoor stadium, an indoor swimming pool and under constriction international cricket stadium in Saifai, Etawah District of Uttar Pradesh. It is well known as Antarrashtriy Kridaa Sanakul (Antararāṣṭrīya Krīṛā Saṅkula).
Sports facilities
Athletics Stadium
The 40,000-capacity Athletics Stadium, which is used for various sports/events, fulfills all international parameters to host any international athletics event.[2]
Indoor Swimming Pool
It has Saifai's second swimming pool which is in indoor and fulfills international standards of swimming(sport).[2]
Indoor Stadium
This sports complex had an indoor stadium too.[2]
Under constriction International Cricket Stadium
Work for the international cricket stadium in International Sports Stadium, Saifai had begun in 2006 when Mulayam Singh Yadav was the chief minister. But the project could not be completed and later got stuck following alleged anomalies in construction work. The government has now decided to breathe new life into the project of 50,000 seater international cricket stadium in Saifai.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ http://m.jagran.com/cricket/headlines-safai-to-have-biggest-scoreboard-than-other-stadiums-in-country-15820103.html
- 1 2 3 4 "Rs 94-cr sport facility at Saifai almost idle". Times of India. 6 August 2013.
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/in-the-middle-of-nowhere-saifai-attempts-to-emerge-as-a-major-sporting-hub/article8557309.ece