Rajiv Gandhi Stadium is a

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in Mualpui, Salem Veng,

Aizawl Aizawl (, American English, US: , British English, UK: ; Mizo language, Mizo: ), formerly known as Aijal, is the capital city and the most populous city of Mizoram, India. It is also the third largest city in northeast India. It is situated ato ...

Mizoram Mizoram is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its Capital city, capital and largest city. It shares 722-kilometres (449 miles) of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar t ...

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. It is used mainly for

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and athletics. This stadium is named after

Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) was an Indian statesman and pilot who served as the prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the Assassination of Indira Gandhi, assassination of his mother, then–prime ...

, the 6th Prime Minister of India.

Stadium

The stadium is a two tier stadium. The stadium under construction will have a

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of 20,000 spectators. The Stadium is used as home by Aizawl FC for

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games.

History

The Foundation stone for Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Salem Veng, Mualpui,

was laid by

Sonia Gandhi Sonia Gandhi (, ; ; born 9 December 1946) is an Indian politician. She is the longest-serving president of the Indian National Congress, a big-tent liberal political party, which has governed India for most of its post-independence history. ...

on 6 March 2010 in presence of Chief Minister of Mizoram, Pu Lalthanhawla. This complex was the venue for the 26th 2012 Northeast Games.

References

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