The Master Chandgi Ram Sports Stadium, Saifai is an national-level sports complex having a hockey pitch, multipurpose hall ( badminton & wrestling facilities), a

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and Sports Authority of India (SAI) Training Centre in Saifai, Etawah District of Uttar Pradesh. It is named after Haryanvi wrestler Chandgi Ram.

Sports Facilities

Astroturf Hockey field

The stadium has facilities like a 20,000-capacity

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hockey field with synthetic running track, base & synthetic surface. It witnesses 5th Senior National Hockey Championship 2015(Women).

Swimming Pool

It is a swimming pool which fulfills international standards of swimming.

Multipurpose Hall

This sports complex had a multipurpose hall too. It is used for badminton and wrestling practice.

Sports Authority of India (SAI) Training Centre

Master Chandgi Ram Sports Stadium also has a sports training centre of

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in its campus. It offers residential training in Athletics, Field hockey,

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and Wrestling and non-residential training in Shooting.

Notable athletes

Stadium is used by

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(Hockey and Swimming only) and Saifai Sports Hostel of Uttar Pradesh Government. Some notable athletes who used to practice here are- *

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, India men's national field hockey team (Saifai Sports Hostel)

Sports College

Saifai village has a residential sports college, established in 2014. It offers teaching from 6th to 12th standardand by the curriculum of Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Uttar Pradesh (U.P. Board) and sports training in

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, hockey, wrestling, athletics, badminton, swimming and kabaddi. Although it has owne campus and facilities but students of sports college use hockey, wrestling, badminton and swimming facilities of the stadium too.

References

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