The Dadoji Konddev Stadium, sometimes called SR Bhosle Krida Sankul Stadium by some sources, is a sports

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Thane Thane (; also known as Thana, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city in Maharashtra, India. It is situated in the north-eastern portion of the Salsette Island. Thane city is entirely within Thane taluka, one of the seven talukas ...

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, India. It is named after

Dadoji Konddev Dadoji Kondadeo (also spelled as Dadoji Konddev) was an administrator of the Pune jagir and the nearby Kondana fort. He was appointed by Shahaji, a noble and general of the Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur. Biography Early life Kondadeo was born ...

and it is currently used mostly for training. Its main ground has been built for cricket with an in-built six lane running track for athletes. The complex also includes 5 badminton courts, a gym, a table tennis hall, 2 squash courts, a billiards room, rami room, hall, bar room, and a canteen. Athletics and badminton coaching by the Thane Municipal Corporation's Badminton Association has also been conducted here since 1987. The stadium also hosts a number of private athletics coaching classes as well like Track and Field Masters Club, Achievers Club, Seven Stars. The spectator capacity is 33,000. The Stadium is closed on Monday, and on the rest of the days the ground is reserved for athletics from 6am to 9:30 am and 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm and for cricket from 9:30 to 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. Dadoji Stadium is only stadium in Thane with a 400-meter running track and many of the athletics events like the Mayor's Cup where 60+ schools and 2000 athletes typically participate and Arya Krida Mandal events are conducted here. The ground also hosts a number of annual sports events of various schools in Thane and acts as a venue for cultural events.

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