Odisha Builds 'World's Largest' Hockey Stadium. BJP Counters Naveen Patnaik
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Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Odisha's Rourkela has been referred to as "world's largest" by Naveen Patnaik
Amid a row over the standing of Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela amongst main stadia throughout the globe, the Odisha authorities has stated that it's the "world's largest" hockey facility by way of seating capability and is licensed by the Worldwide Hockey Federation (FIH).
The Rourkela facility will host the Males's World Cup Hockey, organised by the FIH, together with Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
The event will probably be held between January 13 and 29.
After Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the "world's largest hockey stadium" in Rourkela on Thursday, a BJP MLA contested the declare and asserted that it's "the fourth".
"Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela is the world's largest. We're not saying this. It has been licensed by FIH that the stadium is the largest by way of seating capability," Sports activities and Youth Affairs Minister TK Behera stated.
BJP lawmaker Shankar Oram from Biramitrapur in Sundergarh district claimed that the Nationwide Hockey Stadium in Pakistan's Lahore with a capability of 45,000 individuals is the world's largest.
It's adopted by Chandigarh Hockey Stadium (30,000) and Weingart Stadium (multipurpose) in Los Angeles within the US (22,355).
"Bisra Munda Hockey Stadium comes at quantity 4", he stated questioning how the Chief Minister referred to as it the "world's largest".
Odisha's Sports activities Secretary R Vaineel Krishna had earlier clarified to Press Belief of India that the Bisra Munda Hockey Stadium is the most important as 20,000 individuals can formally seat and witness a match which isn't out there wherever in India.
Different stadia in India might need the capability to accommodate extra individuals however that features "standing lodging", he stated.
The Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar has a seating association for 15,000 individuals.
The Birsa Munda Stadium additionally has a World Cup Village with 225 rooms to deal with 400 gamers and officers. Of the whole 44 matches of the World Cup, 20 will probably be performed in Rourkela.
(Aside from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)
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