Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik laid the foundation stone for the India’s biggest international hockey stadium at Rourkela, in Sambalpur district on 16 February 2021.
The hockey stadium named after freedom fighter, ‘Birsa Munda’ will be completed ahead of the men’s FIH Hockey World Cup 2023. The stadium with a seating capacity of 20,000 visitors, will have the most modern hockey facilities and amenities, set to design to host the Hockey World Cup. The stadium is strategically located in the campus of BPUT, a known technical institute of Odisha.
The stadium will be designed with a model of green, functional, cost effective. This will deliver the best match experience and each seat with uninterrupted sightlines. The gallery will be closer to the pitch than any other hockey stadium in the world.
