Chandigarh Hockey Stadium
Appearance
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Location | Chandigarh, India |
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Owner | Municipal Corporation Chandigarh |
Capacity | 30,000[1] |
Construction | |
Renovated | 2007 |
Tenants | |
Punjab Warriors (2016–present) |
The Chandigarh Hockey Stadium is a field hockey stadium at Chandigarh, India. It was the home of the Chandigarh Dynamos of the Premier Hockey League. It has a seating capacity of 30,000[2] people. It is the second largest terrace field hockey stadium in the world.[3]
Important tournaments held here include Indira Gandhi International Gold Cup, Asian School Hockey, National School Games Twice, All India Women Festival, Indo-Uzabekistak 1977, Indo Pan American Hockey 1995, All India Hockey Tournaments, and Punjab Gold Cup.
It later served as the home ground for World Series Hockey's local franchise, Chandigarh Comets.
References
[edit]- ^ "Official Website of Chandigarh Administration". Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Official Website of Chandigarh Administration". Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ Ansari, Aarish (2 January 2023). "World's largest field hockey stadium: Lahore's National Hockey Stadium is No. 1". www.olympicchannel.com.
External links
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