The Patliputra Stadium at the Patliputra Sports Complex is a multi-purpose stadium in Kankarbagh, Patna, Bihar.[2] The first Women World Cup Kabaddi Championship was held here in its inaugural year, in which 16 countries had participated. It also hosted seven league matches of new Pro Kabaddi League with its home team Patna Pirates from 7 to 10 August in 2014.[3]
 Patliputra Sports Complex | |
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| Former names | Kankarbagh Sports Complex |
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| Location | Kankarbagh, Bihar |
| Owner | Bihar State Sports Authority Directorate of Youth Welfare & Sports of Bihar. |
| Capacity | 20,000[1] |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2011 |
| Opened | 1 March 2012 |
| Construction cost | ₹19.98 Cr |
| Tenants | |
| Patna Pirates | |
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The sports complex was inaugurated on 1 March 2012 with the inauguration of the first Women's World Cup Kabbaddi Championship in India.[4] It was a grand affair in which 16 teams had participated from across the world.[5][6] All India Federation Cup Wrestling tournament 2012 in March,[7] the 31st National Taekwondo Championship[8] was also held here in this sports complex in December, 2012. The 17th All India Postal Carrom Tournament has also concluded recently at the indoor stadium of the complex.
The Bihar State Sports Authority and the Directorate of Youth Welfare and Sports own the complex and by default, control all the sports activities organised here. The approximate total cost accrued in building the sports complex has been estimated at ₹19.98 Crore.[9]
Facilities
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The Sport Complex is a modern state-of-the-art complex, having facilities for both indoor and outdoor games. It is spread over 16- acre. It has 400-meter athlete track, swimming pool[10] and accommodation facilities for 200 sportsperson. A gymnasium is also on cards. Football, boxing, kabaddi, table tennis, carrom, swimming, wrestling, Basketball, taekwondo are some of the games organised here.
The sports complex is divided into four wings: Outdoor, Indoor, Coaches and Hostel. The outdoor stadium, Patliputra Stadium, has a capacity of 20,000 spectators whereas the Patliputra Indoor Stadium has a capacity of 3,500 spectators.[11] It is also being used for training or coaches. Its hostel facility comprises separate wing of 227 rooms. The outdoor stadium hosts athletics, football, kabaddi and rugby sevens.
Tournaments
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| 1 | 2012 | Women's World Cup Kabbaddi Championship |
| 2 | 2012 | All India Federation Cup Wrestling tournament[12] |
| 3 | 2012 | 31st National Taekwondo Championship[13] |
| 4 | 2013 | 40th Sub-junior National Basketball Championship[14] |
| 5 | 2013 | All India Bihar Cup Football Tournament[15] |
| 6 | 2014 | 75th Senior National Table Tennis Championship[16] |
| 7 | 2014 | 39th Junior National Badminton Championships[17] |
See also
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References
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- ^ "Bihar to host 40th Sub-Jr National Basketball Championship". Zeenews.india.com. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Patna Pirates to play in pro-kabaddi league". Jai Narain Pandey, TNN. The Times of India. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Stage set for first World Cup Women's Kabaddi championship". IBN Live News. Ibnlive.in.com. 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Welcome to the Official Website of Chief MInister of BIhar". Cm.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Welcome to International Kabaddi Federation". Kabaddiikf.com. 4 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ Fight starts in wrestling ring without shining star - Busy in pre-Olympic camp, bronze winner Sushil Kumar gives centenary event a miss The Telegraph (Calutta). Retrieved 12 March 2012
- ^ "All India Wrestling Match Starts Tomorrow". PatnaDaily.Com. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Kankarbagh sports complex by 2004: Govt - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 25 July 2002. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ Piyush Kumar Tripathi (15 March 2012). "Swimming pool site near sports complex". Telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Patliputra Sports Complex". Go4patna.com. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Fight starts in wrestling ring without shining star". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Kicks fly at martial art tourney". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Sub-Junior National Basketball tournament starts tomorrow". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 17 August 2013.
- ^ "SBT lifts 2nd Bihar Cup football with a 4-2 win over J&K Bank". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 10 March 2013.
- ^ "75th national table tennis championship begins tomorrow". 6 January 2014.
- ^ "39th Junior National Badminton championship begins today". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 20 December 2014.