Tatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex
Tatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex Bhopal is a multi-purposed stadium in Madhya Pradesh. Directorate Sports & Youth Welfare is located at the stadium. The stadium is the base of Boxing Academy, Madhya Pradesh State Men's Hockey Academy, Madhya Pradesh State Equestrian Academy, Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy, Madhya Pradesh State Water Sports Academy and DSYW Academy.
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| Full name | Tatya Tope Nagar Stadium |
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| Location | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
| Coordinates | 23°13′52″N 77°23′59″E |
| Owner | Government of Madhya Pradesh |
| Operator | Directorate Sports & Youth Welfare |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1962 |
| Renovated | 2013 |
| Tenants | |
| Madhya Bharat (2018- Present) | |
Stadium is one of the stadiums in Madhya Pradesh with a multi-purpose hall and an Olympic swimming pool among the facilities offered. Football, athletics, volleyball, hockey, basketball, badminton, cricket, handball, table tennis, taekwondo and wrestling can be enjoyed here.[1][2][3]
The ground hosted its only first-class cricket match in 1982 between Madhya Pradesh cricket team and Vidarbha cricket team where home team won by 202 runs.[4] [5] Association football club Hamidia FC use the stadium for some of their matches.
See also
References
- Directorate Sports & Youth Welfare
- MP online
- "भोपाल जिला बास्केटबॉल टीम को कांस्य" (in Hindi). Indian Sports Era. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- "First-Class Matches played on Tatya Tope Nagar Stadium, Bhopal". The Cricketer. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- Scorecard Madhya Pradesh v Vidarbha