Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium

Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium, Faizabad[1]
Faizabad Sports Complex
The stadium under construction
Location Faizabad, India
Coordinates 26°43′47″N 82°08′17″E / 26.72972°N 82.13806°E / 26.72972; 82.13806
Owner Government of Uttar Pradesh
Operator IOA, Pro Kabaddi League, Hockey India League
Capacity n/a
Construction
Built 2014
Opened 2019
Renovated 2020
Construction cost ₹167,678,78
Tenants
Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team, Premier Futsal, Indian Super League, Indian Athletics League, Women's Kabaddi Challenge

Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium[2] or Faizabad Sports Complex is part of a multi crore project for a sports complex in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, funded by the state government.

The ground is an international standard sports complex being built along NH96 (Faizabad To Sultanpur highway) a few hundred meters away from Faizabad Airport.

The new sports complex would have an astro turf, synthetic track, olympic-size swimming pool, cricket field, hostels and other required facilities. After an ultra-modern sports complex in Greater Noida Cricket Stadium and a spots complex in Meerut and one at Saifai in Etawah, this is the fourth such sports facilities in Uttar Pradesh.[3]

Facilities

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

Controversies

The Lokayukta office has received a complaint from 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.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ http://upsports.gov.in/article/en/stadium
  2. ↑ http://upsports.gov.in/article/en/stadium
  3. ↑ "Faizabad to get international standard sports complex". Tuesday, June 20, 2006, 20:06 [IST]A A A.
  4. ↑ "Sports minister faces lokayukta probe in U.P." Oct 31, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06.
  5. ↑ "Ayodhya Prasad Pal comes under Lokayukta scanner for corruption charges". 30 October 2011.
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