Anna Stadium

The Anna Stadium is a stadium at the Anna Sports Complex located in the Indian city of Tiruchirappalli.[1][2] The main football and athletics stadium, Anna Stadium, has a capacity of 10,000. Constructed in 1970, it is spread over an area of 31.25 acres (12.65 ha). The complex also houses a multi-purpose indoor stadium and has separate courts for sports such as tennis, badminton, basketball, football, kabaddi, hockey, and volleyball.[3][4] The complex is located in Khajamalai, a suburb of Tiruchirappalli.

Anna Stadium
Full nameAnna Stadium
LocationKhajamalai, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
OwnerSports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, Government of Tamil Nadu
Capacity10,000
2,000 (Indoor)
SurfaceHockey: HT LSR 13 ND synthetic turf
Football: Grass
Construction
Built1970
Renovated2009
Expanded2015
Construction cost₹3 crore (US$420,000); ₹12 crore (US$1.7 million) (2015 expansion)

History

The stadium was built by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu in 1970 at a cost of ₹3 crore (equivalent to ₹119 crore or US$17 million in 2019)[2][5] funded by the state government. The synthetic turf imported from Netherlands, was laid in two weeks by a professional from England.[5] In 2011, construction of a new multi-purpose stadium at a cost of ₹1.77 crore (US$250,000) was started.[5] In 2015, improvements to the indoor stadium, with wooden flooring were made. A new eight-lane synthetic athletic track, volleyball court, floodlights for the facilities and a new girls hostel were also installed. The total cost of the expansion was ₹12 crore (US$1.7 million). With this, Trichy became the fourth city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai, Coimbatore, and Madurai to have such facility for athletics.[6]

Facilities

The main athletics stadium, the Anna Stadium, has a capacity of 10,000. It also has an Astro turf hockey ground and an eight-lane 400 metres (1,300 ft) synthetic athletic track.[2][7] The stadium also includes a gymnasium named Anna Indoor Stadium, swimming pool and a sports hostel.[5] A multi-purpose indoor stadium inside the complex has courts for basketball, volleyball, badminton and handball.[5][8] It has a capacity of 2,000.[8]

See also

References

Citations
  1. Sainik Samachar 1979, p. 484.
  2. Baliga 1999, p. 1209.
  3. "Sports Infrastructure Facilities in the Districts" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. p. 36. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  4. "Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu". www.sdat.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  5. G. Prasad (14 July 2011). "Tiruchi turns sports hub". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  6. Staff Reporter (16 October 2015). "Tiruchi gets synthetic athletic track". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  7. Leonard 2006, p. 82.
  8. Staff Reporter (25 October 2011). "Indoor stadium to be ready by November". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

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