Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium is a hockey stadium in

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. It was possible due to initiatives taken by Late Bipin Behari Panda & M. Kindo in early 90s. The stadium is mainly used for

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and has synthetic

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which has been host to World

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and been a training centre to most of the international Hockey players of

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. Stadium is the Home Ground of Odisha Hockey Team. Situated on the middle of Sector-5 and Sector-6 areas on the side of the main road leading to Sector-6. The said stadium was constructed and maintained by SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant authority having AstroTurf with nylon grass for national and international level hockey match and practice. Office of the DGM (sports) of Rourkela Steel Plant, the highest body of SAIL, RSP for propagating and nurturing the budding sports talents of the area is located here. SAIL Hockey Academy: This academy has been playing a defining role in identifying talents and shaping their skills to make them represent the National Team in International Competitions. The Academy is proud to have groomed many cadets who represented the country.

Hockey Championship Event

Number of Annual and regular hockey matches took place at this place throughout the year. Campus is a unique of its kind for the nurture to train the budding Hockey talents of Sundergarh District also located here. Honorable Vice President of India

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inaugurated Biju Patnaik Rural Hockey Championship at Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium in the year of 10th December 2016 . In which over 1500 teams from

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took part in this championship event. File:The Vice President, Shri M. Hamid Ansari raising the hockey stick to mark the inauguration of Biju Patnaik Rural Hockey Championship 2016-17, in Rourkela, Odisha.jpg, Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Vice President of India, inauguration of Biju Patnaik Rural Hockey Championship File:Biju Patnaik Rural Hockey Championship.jpg, Rural Hockey Championship Event File:All-India Public-Sector Sports Promotion Board Hockey Championship, 2016.jpg, All-India Public-Sector Sports Promotion Board Hockey Championship, 2016

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