Kalinga Stadium
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Location | Bidyut Marg, Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
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Coordinates | 20°17′27″N 85°49′30″E / 20.290917°N 85.824991°ECoordinates: 20°17′27″N 85°49′30″E / 20.290917°N 85.824991°E |
Owner | Government of Odisha |
Operator | Sports and Youth Services (DSYS) |
Capacity | Kalinga Stadium: 15,000[1] Kalinga Hockey Stadium: 16,000[2] |
Construction | |
Built | 1978 |
Opened | 1978 |
Tenants | |
Various Odisha FC (2019–Present) |
The Kalinga Stadium is a multi-purpose International stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Its foundation stone was laid by former chief minister of Odisha Late Biju Patnaik in 1978. It is situated in the heart of Bhubaneswar near Nayapalli area. It has facilities for athletics, football, field hockey, tennis, table tennis, basketball, volleyball, Wall climbing and swimming.[3][4][5] Other features of the stadium includes an 8-lane synthetic athletics track, high performance centres, and India's first Olympic standard pink and blue water-based AstroTurf.[6] It had been chosen as a venue for the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup which was later postponed in 2021 & eventually cancelled due to Covid-19. The city of Bhubaneswar has being termed as the 'Sports Capital of India' for hosting a large no. as well as wide variety of sporting events & nurturing future talents.[7] As per a 2021 survey, Bhubaneswar was ranked 3rd among top 5 cities of India in terms of sports ecosystem & ability to host mega sporting events.[8]
Events[edit]
International[edit]
Athletics[edit]
Event | Year | Organiser | Dates |
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Asian Athletics Championships | 2017 | Athletics Federation of India | 5–9 July 2017 |
Football[edit]
Event | Year | Organiser | Dates |
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Women's Gold Cup | 2019 | All India Football Federation Football Association of Odisha |
9–15 February 2019 |
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (Upcoming) | 2022 | All India Football Federation Football Association of Odisha |
11–30 October 2022 |
Hockey[edit]
Event | Year | Organiser | Dates |
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2020 Men's FIH Pro League | 2020 | Hockey India | 18 January – 24 May 2020 |
2019 Men's FIH Olympic Qualifiers | 2019 | Hockey India | 1–2 November 2019 |
2019 Women's FIH Olympic Qualifiers | 2019 | Hockey India | 1–2 November 2019 |
Men's Hockey Series Finals | 2019 | Hockey India | 6–16 June 2019 |
Men's Hockey World Cup | 2018 | Hockey India | 28 November – 16 December 2018 |
Men's FIH Hockey World League | 2017 | Hockey India | 1–10 December 2017 |
Hockey Champions Trophy | 2014 | Hockey India | 6–14 December 2014 |
Rugby[edit]
Event | Year | Organiser | Dates |
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Asia Rugby Women's Championship | 2018 | Indian Rugby Football Union Odisha Rugby Football Association |
26–28 October 2018 |
Tennis[edit]
Event | Year | Organiser | Dates |
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India F1 Futures | 2018 | All India Tennis Association | 26 February – 4 March 2018 |
National[edit]
Multi-sport Events[edit]
Event | Year | Organiser | Dates |
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Khelo India University Games | 2020 | Sports Authority of India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
22 February – 1 March 2020 |
Athletics[edit]
Event | Year | Organiser | Dates |
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National Open Athletics Championships | 2018 | Athletics Federation of India | 25–28 September 2018 |
Football[edit]
Event | Year |
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Indian Super Cup | 2018 2019 |
Leagues[edit]
Football[edit]
Event | Year |
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I-League | 2018–19 |
Indian Super League | 2017–18 2019–20 |
Hockey[edit]
Event | Year | Organiser |
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Hockey India League | 2014 2015 2016 2017 |
Hockey India |
Friendly: Rest of India vs Petroleum Sports Promotion Board | 2017 | Hockey India |
Tennis[edit]
Event | Year | Organiser |
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Odisha Tennis Premier League | 2017 | Odisha Tennis Association |
High Performance Centres (HPCs)[edit]
- Abhinav Bindra Targeting Performance (ABTP)
- Dalmia Bharat Gopichand Badminton Academy
- JSW Swimming High Performance Centre
- Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) for Athletics, Hockey, and Weightlifting
- KJS Ahluwalia and Tenvic Sports High Performance Centre for Weightlifting
- Naval Tata Hockey Academy (NTHA)
- Odisha Aditya Birla and Gagan Narang Shooting High Performance Centre
- Reliance Foundation Odisha Athletics High Performance
- SAI Regional Badminton Academy[9]
- Udaan Badminton Academy[10]
- AIFF High Performance Centre[11]
Tenants[edit]
National Teams[edit]
Hockey[edit]
Team | Sport | Tournament |
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Hockey Odisha | Field hockey | Hockey India |
Hockey Gangpur Odisha | Field hockey | Hockey India |
Kalinga Lancers | Field hockey | Hockey India League |
Football[edit]
Team | Sport | Tournament |
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Odisha FC | Football | Indian Super League |
Indian Arrows | Football | I-League |
Odisha Men's | Football | Santosh Trophy |
Odisha Women's | Football | Senior Women's NFC |
Tennis[edit]
Team | Sport | Tournament |
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Ace Tennis Club (ATC) | Tennis | Utkal Open Tennis Tournament |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Activity Report 2016-17" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ↑ "Odisha plans co-branding of tourism, sports". 30 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ↑ Mallick, Lelin Kumar (19 January 2012). "Stadium boost to indoor sports". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ Pradhan, Ashoke (10 June 2012). "Permanent floodlights for Kalinga stadium on anvil". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ Pradhan, Ashoke (12 August 2012). "Bhubaneswar needs to do more to imbibe sports culture". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ "Sports Infrastructure in Odisha". Government of Odisha. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ↑ Nov 11, Mufeed Mahdi RizviMufeed Mahdi Rizvi / Updated; 2019; Ist, 06:16. "How India got its new sports capital". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Bureau, Update Odisha (10 March 2021). "Bhubaneswar among top 5 sports cities of India". Update Odisha. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ↑ May 15, Minati Singha / TNN /; 2017; Ist, 20:52. "Odisha-SAI Regional Badminton Academy inaugurated in Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Udaan Badminton Academy-HOME". www.theudaan.net. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ↑ "High Performance Centre deal a big boost for Odisha and AIFF | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- Athletics (track and field) venues in India
- Field hockey venues in India
- Football venues in Odisha
- Tennis venues in India
- Rugby union stadiums in India
- Multi-purpose stadiums in India
- Buildings and structures in Bhubaneswar
- Sports venues in Odisha
- Sports venues in Bhubaneswar
- Sports venues completed in 2010
- 1978 establishments in Orissa
- Sports venues completed in 1978