Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium
Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium is a hockey stadium in Rourkela, Odisha.[1] The stadium was constructed and maintained by SAIL . IT was possible due to initiatives taken by Late Bipin Behari Panda & M. Kindo in early 90s.The stadium is mainly used for field hockey and has synthetic AstroTurf which has been host to World Hockey Junior World Cup and been a training centre to most of the international Hockey players of India.It is the Home Ground of Odisha Hockey Team. Situated on the middle of Sector – 5 and Sector – 6 areas on the side of the main road leading to Sector -6. The said stadium was constructed and maintained by SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant authority having AstroTurf with nylon grass for national and international level hockey match and practice. Office of the DGM (sports) of Rourkela Steel Plant, the highest body of SAIL, RSP for propagating and nurturing the budding sports talents of the area is located here. Number of Annual and regular Hockey matches took place at this place throughout the year. Within the campus of this stadium the SAIL Hockey Academy which the unique of its kind for the nurture and train the budding Hockey talents of Sundergarh District also located here. On 10 December 2016 Honourable Vice-President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari inaugurated Biju Patnaik Rural Hockey Championship at Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium. In which over 1500 teams from Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand took part in this championship.
.jpg) Bird's eye view of the stadium | |
| Location | Sector-6, Rourkela, Odisha |
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| Coordinates | 22.245878°N 84.864286°E |
| Public transit | Rourkela Railway Station, Rourkela Airport |
| Owner | Government of Odisha |
| Operator | SAIL |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Surface | AstroTurf |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2010 |
| Opened | 2010 |
| Tenants | |
| India men's national field hockey team Odisha Hockey Team Kalinga Lancers | |
