Talkatora Stadium
Location | New Delhi |
---|---|
Coordinates | 28°37′20.84″N 77°11′34.53″E / 28.6224556°N 77.1929250°E |
Talkatora Indoor Stadium (
History
It is named after a Mughal-era garden, known as
Upgraded Talkatora Indoor Stadium was inaugurated on 25 February 2010. The stadium is a unique piece of architecture with an elegant look. The stadium was a venue for the
Overview
The stadium has one competition ring and four warm-up areas. The stadium has a tunnel to facilitate movement of the athletes from the Facility Block to the main stadium. The stadium has been connected to a tunnel which is used by the athletes, it has multiple facilities which include acoustic ceiling of dome, scoreboard, video screens and sports lighting. A number of environment-friendly material and energy-efficient devices have been used in this block to make it a green building.
Adjacent to the main stadium is the "glitzy" Talkatora Swimming Pool building.[3]
References
- ISBN 978-1741269116.
- ^ "Talkatora Indoor Stadium" (PDF). NDMC. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ a b Nivedita Khandekar (30 March 2013). "Mughal-era link to swanky stadium campus in heart of capital". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ISBN 978-8181372307.
- ^ Ghosh, Arjun. Theatre of the streets. Sudhanva Deshpande, Jana Natya Manch (Jana Nāṭya Mañca).
See also
- 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi