Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in

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. The stadium is mainly used for

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, and many Indian greats like Major

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, Gurinder Singh, Jograj Singh, Surjit Singh, and Bhagwant Singh have played here. The stadium was previously known as Nehru Park but was renamed after

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Bhagat Singh (27 September 1907 – 23 March 1931) was a charismatic Indian revolutionary* * who participated in the mistaken murder of a junior British police officer * * in what was to be retaliation for the death of an Indian nation ...

History

The ground also hosted two

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matches in 1961 and 1967. The ground was the home ground for

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which played cricket from 1926 to 1967. The match against Southern Punjab cricket team in 1967 was the last match of the

. The stadium was one of 16 venues that were used for the 2011 Kabaddi World Cup. In 2014, Chief Minister of Punjab

Prakash Singh Badal Parkash Singh Badal ( pa, ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ; born 8 December 1927) is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Punjab state from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017. He ...

laid the foundation for an

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surface on the ground which will help to improve the sports quality in the city. But stadium is in bad shape still, no work was done."DC orders renovation and construction of Bhagat Singh Stadium before Jan 20"
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Kabaddi matches host

---- *Australia forfeited. Afghanistan won by walkover because of the unavailability of the required minimum of players for Australia. ----

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