JRD Tata Sports Complex
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| Full name | JRD Tata Sports Complex Stadium |
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| Location | Jamshedpur, Jharkhand |
| Owner | Tata Group |
| Operator | Tata Group |
| Capacity | 24,424[1] |
| Surface | Bermuda Grass |
| Opened | March 2, 1991 |
| Tenants | |
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Jamshedpur FC[2] Tata Football Academy | |
The JRD Tata Sports Complex Stadium (Hindi: जेआरडी टाटा स्पोर्ट्स काम्प्लेक्स) is a stadium in Jamshedpur, India. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletics competitions. The stadium holds 24,000 spectators for football matches.
History
The JRD Tata Sports Complex Stadium is the largest sports arena in Jamshedpur, India. As a multi-use stadium, it provides athletes facilities to board, train and compete in the same sports arena. The complex has an international size football pitch with an eight-lane mono-synthetic running track around the field.
It is primarily used for football and athletics but it has facilities for various other sports including Archery, Basketball, Field Hockey, Handball, swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball. It has a full service fitness center which is free for resident athletes and is accessible to the citizens of Jamshedpur for a fee. This sports complex is also used for conducting the Annual Sports Day of many reputed schools in Jamshedpur.
The sports complex is also the headquarters for the Tata Chess Centre and Tata Archery Academy. It also has a world class swimming pool in it complex. Apart from that a significant exhibition football match was played between São Paulo Football Club from Brazil and Mohammedan Sporting Club in 2006.
Facilities
- Archery
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Handball
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Swimming
- Volleyball
- Relay
- Marching
- Kabbadi
- Shooting
- Boxing
- Martial arts
- Chess
- Yoga
- Karate
- Athletics
- and others.......................................................
References
Coordinates: 22°48′21.68″N 86°11′36.73″E / 22.8060222°N 86.1935361°E