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Anna Stadium

Anna Stadium
Hockey Turf Anna Stadium
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Full nameAnna Stadium
LocationKhajamalai, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates10°46′50.0″N 78°41′47.7″E / 10.780556°N 78.696583°E / 10.780556; 78.696583
OwnerSports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, Government of Tamil Nadu
Capacity10,000
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1970
Renovated2009
Expanded2015
Construction cost₹3 crore (US$360,000); ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) (2015 expansion)

The Anna Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium at the Anna Sports Complex located in the Indian city of Tiruchirappalli. It is mainly used for football matches and athletic events. It has a capacity of 10,000. It also has eight-lane 400 metres (1,300 ft) synthetic athletic track.[1][2]

History

The stadium was built by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu in 1970 at a cost of ₹3 crore (equivalent to ₹148 crore or US$18 million in 2023)[1][3] funded by the state government. The synthetic turf imported from Netherlands, was laid in two weeks by a professional from England.[3] In 2011, construction of a new multi-purpose stadium at a cost of ₹1.77 crore (US$210,000) was started.[3] A new eight-lane synthetic athletic track were also installed. The total cost of the expansion was ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million). With this, Trichy became the fourth city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai, Coimbatore, and Madurai to have such facility for athletics.[4]

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Citations

  1. ^ a b Baliga 1999, p. 1209.
  2. ^ Leonard 2006, p. 82.
  3. ^ a b c G. Prasad (14 July 2011). "Tiruchi turns sports hub". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  4. ^ Staff Reporter (16 October 2015). "Tiruchi gets synthetic athletic track". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

Cited references

Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Stadium