Chandgi Ram Sports Complex
| चंदगी राम स्पोर्ट्स कॉम्प्लेक्स | |
| Location | Saifai, Etawah District, Uttar Pradesh |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 26°57′20″N 78°57′29″E / 26.95556°N 78.95806°E |
| Owner | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Operator | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Capacity | 40,000[1] |
The Chandgi Ram Sports Complex(Hindi:चंदगी राम स्पोर्ट्स कॉम्प्लेक्स) is an international-level sports complex having a hockey pitch, badminton hall and a swimming pool in Saifai, Etawah District of Uttar Pradesh. It is named after Haryanvi wrestler Chandgi Ram.
Sports Facilities at Chandgi Ram Sports Complex
AstroTurf Hockey Stadium
The stadium has facilities like an AstroTurf hockey stadium with synthetic running track, base & synthetic surface.[2] It witnesses 5th Senior National Hockey Championship 2015(Women).
Swimming Pool
It is a swimming pool which fulfills international standards of swimming(sport).[2]
Badminton Hall
This sports complex had a badminton hall too.[2]
Other Sports Facilities in Saifai, Etawah
Saifai has an athletics stadium and an indoor stadium too.[2]
Work for the international cricket stadium had begun in 2006 when Mulayam Singh Yadav was the chief minister. But the project could not be completed and later got stuck following alleged anomalies in construction work. The government has now decided to breathe new life into the project.
Sports College & University
Saifai village has a residential sports college, established in 2014. It offers teaching from 6th to 12th standardand by the curriculum of Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Uttar Pradesh (U.P. Board) and sports training in cricket, football, hockey, wrestling, athletics, badminton, swimming and kabaddi.
In 2015, the work of a first-of-its-kind Sports University started at Saifai.[3]
About Saifai
Saifai is a village in the Etawah District of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated between Mainpuri and Etawah. Distance between it and Mainpuri is 33 km, and distance between it and Etawah is 20 km.
Saifai is the birth place of Mulayam Singh Yadav founder president of Samajwadi Party, former Minister of Defence (India) & former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
See also
References
- ↑ Worldstdiums
- 1 2 3 4 "Rs 94-cr sport facility at Saifai almost idle". Times of India. 6 August 2013.
- ↑ "सैफई में बनेगी देश की पहली स्पोर्ट्स यूनिवर्सिटी!". पत्रिका (in Hindi). Dec 7, 2015.