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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Phone:
+91 11 2436 2701

Address:
Pragati Vihar, Lodi Colony Delhi, New Delhi 110003, India

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is the national stadium of India, located in Delhi. It is named after the first Prime Minister of India. It is a 60,000 seat stadium, designed and constructed to meet the international standards for stadiums set by the Asian Football Confederation , the International Federation of Association Football and the International Association of Athletics Federations . In terms of seating capacity, it is the fourth largest stadium in India, 27th largest stadium in Asia and the 103rd largest stadium in the world. The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was constructed by the Government of India to host the athletic events and ceremonies of the 1982 Asian Games. It also hosted the 1989 Asian Championships in Athletics. The stadium was renovated for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, hosting the track and field events and opening and closing ceremonies. The cost of the renovation was around US$150 million, making it as the most expensive stadium ever built in India and South Asia. The stadium was redesigned by the German architectural companies Gerkan, Marg and Partners and Schlaich Bergermann & Partner. The stadium is a part of the Jawaharlal Nehru sports complex which houses the headquarters of the Sports Authority of India, the field arm of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and Indian Olympic Association.The stadium is used by the Indian national football team for international competition and Indian Athletics. Since 2014, It has also been the home ground of the Indian Super League football club Delhi Dynamos. The stadium hosted some matches of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The stadium can also hold concerts with up to 100,000 spectators, and due to its oval shape, it is suitable to host other sporting events such as cricket.
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