Owned and Managed by Kerala State Sports Council, Trivandrum. The International Synthetic Turf Hockey Stadium is a hockey stadium situated at the city of

Kollam Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...

, first of its kind in

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state, with a nominal capacity of around 5,000 seats. The stadium is located at an area which was formerly known as ''Depot Maidan'' within the

Asramam Asramam or Ashramam is one of the prime locations in Kollam city of Kerala, India. It is one among the 55 wards of Kollam Municipal Corporation. Asramam is a notable place in the city because of the presence of old airport, public/private instit ...

Government property complex, less than 700 meters from the

Chinnakada Chinnakada or Chinnakkada is considered as the heart of the city of Kollam in Kerala, India. Chinnakada is a busy junction where 5 city roads and one National highway interconnect at a traffic roundabout. The city's symbolic clock tower is loca ...

traffic circle. The Depot Maidan lies on the way to the Yatri Nivas Hotel from

and was serving as a timber depot of the Forest Department before. The International Hockey Stadium in

can host international hockey matches along the likes of

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and

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. The stadium has picturesque surroundings with

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amidst much greenery. National Games Secretariat was overseeing the works of the stadium as part of National Games-2015. Outside view of International Hockey Stadium building, Kollam

Outside view of International Hockey Stadium building, Kollam

History

National Games-2015 of

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had been held on

. As part of that,

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have facilitated 29 venues in the state spread over

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and

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cities.

city and

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are famous for their players and the passion for the game. So for supporting the city's passion towards

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had decided to build a most modern astro turf hockey stadium within the city. Administrative sanction and construction works for the stadium has been started on 2005, in a 4.78 acres plot for a cost of Rs. 9 crores. M. Vijayakumar, the then Sports Minister of

had laid the foundation stone for the stadium on 20 January 2005.

Dimensions

* Total plot area - 1.86

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* Area of the stadium - 16,000 sqft * Main Play area - 6,570 sqft * Practicing area - 2,680 sqft

Facilities

* VIP/VVIP Lounges * Hockey Federation lounge * Media work station *

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* Television & announcement systems * Medical Room * Doping test facility *

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nasium * Changing room * Umpire room

Kollam city as a venue of National Games-2015

city became a part of

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. Two main events,

and rugby sevens, had been held at two different stadiums in the city,

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, formerly known as Fateh Maidan, is a multi-purpose sports stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana. The stadium is primarily used for cricket and association football. The stadium was renamed in 1967 in memory of Lal Bah ...

and International Hockey Stadium.
New Hockey Stadium, Kollam - National Games Kerala 2015 The International Hockey Stadium was named as ''Dhyan Chand Plaza'' during the time of National Games. Contact Officer: Mr. Bimal Jith D, New Hockey Stadium, Asramam, Kollam- 691002

References

External links

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