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{{Infobox venue<br />
| name = Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium<br />
| nickname = <br />
| image = Mayor Radhakrishnan hockey stadium.jpg<br />
| fullname = Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium<br />
| location = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|13.0756|80.2626|display=inline,title}}<br />
| broke_ground = <br />
| built = 1995<br />
| opened = <br />
| renovated = 2005<br />
| expanded = <br />
| closed = <br />
| demolished = <br />
| owner = Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu<br />
| operator = <br />
| surface = Artificial Turf<br />
| construction_cost = {{INRconvert|8|c}}<br />
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| tenants = Chennai Cheetahs (2012)<br />
| seating_capacity = 8,670<br />
| public_transit = [[Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)|MTC]]}}<br />
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'''Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium''' is a [[field hockey]] stadium at [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. Named after [[M. Radhakrishna Pillai]], it was the venue to the [[1996 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)|1996 Men's Champions Trophy]], and hosted the [[2005 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)|tournament]] again in December 2005. It was also the venue for 2007 edition of Asian Hockey Championship, in which India triumphed by a thumping margin of 7–2 over South Korea. It is one of the International Hockey stadiums situated at Tamil Nadu, followed by the [[Madurai International Hockey Stadium]] at [[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<br />
The stadium is also the venue for all division matches of the Chennai Hockey Association and the home ground of the [[World Series Hockey]] team [[Chennai Cheetahs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/worldserieshockey/team-profile/chennaicheetahs |title=World Series Hockey |website=www.indianexpress.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126083742/http://www.indianexpress.com/worldserieshockey/team-profile/chennaicheetahs |archive-date=26 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Major international events==<br />
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===1996 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy===<br />
{{Main|1996 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy}}<br />
The 1996 Men's Champions Trophy took place from 7–15 December 1996 in the newly built Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Madras (now Chennai), India. Participating nations in this post-Olympic tournament were: Australia, titleholders Germany, hosting nation India, Netherlands, Pakistan, and Spain.<br />
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===2005 Hockey Champions Trophy===<br />
{{Main|2005 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy}}<br />
The 2005 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy is the 27th tournament of the Hockey Champions Trophy for men. It was held in Chennai, India from 10 to 18 December 2005.<br />
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===2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup===<br />
{{Main|2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup}}<br />
The 2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup is the seventh tournament of the Hockey Asia Cup for men. It was held from 31 August – 9 September 2007 in Chennai, India.India claimed the gold, Korea the silver and Malaysia the bronze.<br />
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==Major domestic events==<br />
# All India MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament, Chennai<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.murugappa.com/Hockey2013/index.html |title=Murugappa Group &#124; Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament |access-date=11 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727072209/http://www.murugappa.com/Hockey2013/index.html |archive-date=27 July 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
# 2012 World Series Hockey<br />
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==Renovation==<br />
In 2004, the stadium was redesigned and upgraded by the Sports Authority of Tamil Nadu to prepare the venue for hosting the 2005 Champions Trophy in December. After the renovation drive, the stadium features a re-laid synthetic hockey surface and floodlights of international standards.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Madurai International Hockey Stadium]]<br />
*[[2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup]]<br />
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[[Category:Field hockey venues in India]]<br />
[[Category:Sports venues in Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1995]]<br />
[[Category:1995 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]</div>Aranyam