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

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facilities), a

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and Sports Authority of India (SAI) Training Centre in

Saifai Saifai is a large village and university town in the Etawah district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is also a sub-division (Tehsil) and Block (''Kshetra Panchayat'') of the Etawah district. It is the birthplace of Mulayam Singh Yadav, ...

Etawah District Etawah district is one of the Districts of Uttar Pradesh, districts in the western portion of Uttar Pradesh States and territories of India, state of India. Etawah town is the district headquarters. The district covers an area of 2311 km. ...

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. It is named after Haryanvi wrestler

Chandgi Ram Chandgi Ram Kaliraman (9 November 1937 – 29 June 2010), often referred to as Master Chandgi Ram, was a freestyle wrestler from India. He won gold medal in the 1970 Asian Games and represented India in the 1972 Summer Olympics. Along with am ...

. Stadium is now under the administration of Major Dhyanchand Sports College, Saifai which is situated one kilometre away from stadium.

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). It is a Global Certified Field from FIH (

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Swimming Pool

It is a swimming pool which fulfills international standards of

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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

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and

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and non-residential training in

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Notable athletes

Stadium is used by

, Major Dhyanchand Sports College, Saifai (Hockey and Swimming only) and Uttar Pradesh Government's Saifai Sports Hostel. Some notable athletes who used to practice here are- *

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(Saifai Sports Hostel) * Amir Ali,

( Major Dhyanchand Sports College, Saifai)

Sports College

Saifai village has a residential

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, 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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, athletics,

and

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. Although

Major Dhyanchand Sports College Major Dhyanchand Sports College, Saifai, earlier known as Saifai Sports College is a college and sports academy in Saifai, Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 2014 in Saifai, Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh as Saifai Sports C ...

has own campus and facilities but students of sports college use

and

facilities of Master Chandgiram Sports Stadium too.

References

Field hockey in Uttar Pradesh Sports venues in Uttar Pradesh Saifai Buildings and structures in Etawah district Sport in Saifai Year of establishment missing {{India-sports-venue-stub