Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium[1]
	The stadium under construction
Location	Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates	26°43′47″N 82°08′17″E
Owner	Government of Uttar Pradesh
Capacity	30,000
Construction
Built	2014
Opened	2019
Renovated	2020
Construction cost	₹16,767,878 (US$210,000)

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium,[1] is a multipurpose stadium situated on the Ayodhya - Sultanpur road in Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, India. This stadium is a part of a multi crore project for a sports complex.

The ground is an international standard sports complex being built near the junction of the NH- 330 and the Ayodhya ring-road, a few kilometres away from Ayodhya Airport.

The new sports complex has an astro turf, synthetic track, swimming pool, cricket field, hostels and other required facilities.[2]

Facilities

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium is one of the selected stadiums in Uttar Pradesh with a multi-purpose hall and an swimming pool. Other facilities offered allow people to play: Football, athletics, volleyball, hockey, basketball, badminton, cricket, handball, table tennis, taekwondo and wrestling.

Controversies

The Lokayukta office has received a complaint from Bhanu Pratap Singh of Ayodhya - who has accused the minister of corruption in the construction the stadium. According to the complainant, the sports minister had a nexus with former sports director Hari Om and former project manager R.D. Prasad, and had deliberately delayed the construction of the ₹ 86 crore Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Stadium paving the way for an escalation of costs to ₹ 150 crore.[3][4]

References

"Sports Stadiums". upsports.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
"Faizabad to get international standard sports complex". oneindia.in. 20 June 2006.
"Sports minister faces lokayukta probe in U.P." Asian Age. 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012.
"Ayodhya Prasad Pal comes under Lokayukta scanner for corruption charges". Daily Pioneer. 30 October 2011.

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[US1-1] "Sports Stadiums". upsports.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

[2] "Faizabad to get international standard sports complex". oneindia.in. 20 June 2006.

[3] "Sports minister faces lokayukta probe in U.P." Asian Age. 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012.

[4] "Ayodhya Prasad Pal comes under Lokayukta scanner for corruption charges". Daily Pioneer. 30 October 2011.