Indira Gandhi Arena
{{short description|Indoor arena in India}}
{{Hatnote|This article is about an indoor stadium in New Delhi. For other similarly named stadiums, see Indira Gandhi Stadium.}}
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| name = Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium
इंदिरा गांधी इंडोर स्टेडियम
| nickname = Indira Gandhi Arena
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| location = Indraprastha Estate, Old Delhi
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| opened = {{start date and age|1982|01|01|df=y}}
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| owner = Government of India
| operator = Sports Authority of India
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| cost = {{Unreliable source?|date=December 2015}} 240 crore
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| capacity = 14,349
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The Indira Gandhi Arena (officially Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium), formerly known as the Indraprashtha Stadium, is located at the Indraprastha Estate in the eastern part of New Delhi. It is the largest indoor sports arena in India and among the largest in Asia. The multi-purpose arena is regularly used by tennis club Indian Aces and DSA Senior Division Futsal League.
History
Built by the Government of India in 1982 in order to host the indoor games events in the 1982 Asian Games, the arena's grounds cover an area of {{convert|102|acre|km2}}. Since its construction, the arena hosted a number of other tournaments as well. The facility seats 14,348{{Cite web|url=http://d2010.thecgf.com/indira_gandhi_sports_complex|title=Indira Gandhi Sports Complex | XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi|access-date=15 January 2015|archive-date=15 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115192932/http://d2010.thecgf.com/indira_gandhi_sports_complex|url-status=dead}} people and is named after former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi.{{cite web|url=http://www.commonwealthgamesnewdelhi.com/venues-2010/indira-gandhi-arena.html |title=Indira Gandhi Arena |access-date=27 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114115434/http://www.commonwealthgamesnewdelhi.com/venues-2010/indira-gandhi-arena.html |archive-date=14 January 2009 }} The venue also hosts political events and music events in addition to sports events like tennis and kabaddi matches.
Since its inception, the arena has been repeatedly renovated and modernized. Equipped with soundproof synthetics walls, lighting systems, and audio system, the arena underwent another renovation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
It was renovated for the 2010 Commonwealth Games at a cost of Rs. 240 crore. [http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/dr-m-s-gill-to-inaugurate-indira-gandhi-indoor-stadium_100345528.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075643/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/dr-m-s-gill-to-inaugurate-indira-gandhi-indoor-stadium_100345528.html |date=4 March 2016 }}
A new air-conditioned Velodrome has been built costing Rs 150 crore (U$33.76 million).[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/106443/FROM%20THE%20MAGAZINE/the-con-games.html]
The stadium hosted matches of first ever International Premier Tennis League tournament played on 6 December 2014 to 8 December 2014. Tennis club Indian Aces are tenants.
The 2023 IBA women's amateur boxing world championships took place at the stadium, from 16 March to 26 March.{{cite web | url=https://boxrec.com/en/location/280281 | title=BoxRec: Login }}
Other facilities
There are 2 other venues located in the same complex with the arena:
Indira Gandhi Indoor Cycling Velodrome is a 3,800 seater velodrome that hosted track cycling events of 2010 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web |title=Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex |url=http://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/index1.asp?ls_id=510 |website=Sport Authority of India |access-date=4 March 2019}}
The KD Jadhav Indoor Hall is a 6,000-capacity indoor stadium that hosted wrestling events for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. After three months without official name, it was finally named after Indian wrestler K. D. Jadhav who won Independent India's first individual medal at the Olympics i.e. a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics.{{cite news |title=CWG wrestling venue re-christened as K. D. Jhadav Stadium |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/CWG-wrestling-venue-re-christened-as-K.-D.-Jhadav-Stadium/article16186982.ece |website=The Hindu |date=6 July 2010 |access-date=4 March 2019}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130630110249/http://delhigovt.nic.in/ground.asp#arc6 Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium] at Government of Delhi
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090521102212/http://www.thecommonwealthgames.org/delhi-2010/ Commonwealth Games News]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090114115434/http://www.commonwealthgamesnewdelhi.com/venues-2010/indira-gandhi-arena.html Facility information]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111009025533/http://www.commonwealthgame2010.info/Delhi Commonwealth Games visitors website]
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Category:Indoor arenas in India
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Category:Venues of the 1982 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games badminton venues
Category:Monuments and memorials to Indira Gandhi
Category:International Premier Tennis League
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Category:Commonwealth Games wrestling venues
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