Kalinga Stadium

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Kalinga Stadium
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LocationBidyut Marg, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Coordinates20°17′27″N 85°49′30″E / 20.290917°N 85.824991°E / 20.290917; 85.824991Coordinates: 20°17′27″N 85°49′30″E / 20.290917°N 85.824991°E / 20.290917; 85.824991
OwnerGovernment of Odisha
OperatorSports and Youth Services (DSYS)
CapacityKalinga Stadium: 15,000[1]
Kalinga Hockey Stadium: 16,000[2]
Construction
Built1978
Opened1978
Tenants
Various
Odisha FC (2019–Present)

The Kalinga Stadium is a multi-purpose International stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Its foundation stone was laid by former chief minister of Odisha Late Biju Patnaik in 1978. It is situated in the heart of Bhubaneswar near Nayapalli area. It has facilities for athletics, football, field hockey, tennis, table tennis, basketball, volleyball, Wall climbing and swimming.[3][4][5] Other features of the stadium includes an 8-lane synthetic athletics track, high performance centres, and India's first Olympic standard pink and blue water-based AstroTurf.[6] It had been chosen as a venue for the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup which was later postponed in 2021 & eventually cancelled due to Covid-19. The city of Bhubaneswar has being termed as the 'Sports Capital of India' for hosting a large no. as well as wide variety of sporting events & nurturing future talents.[7] As per a 2021 survey, Bhubaneswar was ranked 3rd among top 5 cities of India in terms of sports ecosystem & ability to host mega sporting events.[8]

Events[edit]

International[edit]

Athletics[edit]

Fireworks on display at the Opening Ceremony of the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships.
Event Year Organiser Dates
Asian Athletics Championships 2017 Athletics Federation of India 5–9 July 2017

Football[edit]

Event Year Organiser Dates
Women's Gold Cup 2019 All India Football Federation
Football Association of Odisha 		9–15 February 2019
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (Upcoming) 2022 All India Football Federation
Football Association of Odisha 		11–30 October 2022

Hockey[edit]

File:Trophy of Hockey World Cup 2018 02.jpg
2018 Men's Hockey World Cup trophy on display at the Odisha State Secretariat.
2020 Men's FIH Pro League trophy in Bhubaneswar ahead of the second phase of Team India’s Pro League fixtures at the Kalinga Stadium.
Event Year Organiser Dates
2020 Men's FIH Pro League 2020 Hockey India 18 January – 24 May 2020
2019 Men's FIH Olympic Qualifiers 2019 Hockey India 1–2 November 2019
2019 Women's FIH Olympic Qualifiers 2019 Hockey India 1–2 November 2019
Men's Hockey Series Finals 2019 Hockey India 6–16 June 2019
Men's Hockey World Cup 2018 Hockey India 28 November – 16 December 2018
Men's FIH Hockey World League 2017 Hockey India 1–10 December 2017
Hockey Champions Trophy 2014 Hockey India 6–14 December 2014

Rugby[edit]

Event Year Organiser Dates
Asia Rugby Women's Championship 2018 Indian Rugby Football Union
Odisha Rugby Football Association 		26–28 October 2018

Tennis[edit]

Event Year Organiser Dates
India F1 Futures 2018 All India Tennis Association 26 February – 4 March 2018

National[edit]

Multi-sport Events[edit]

Panjab University, Chandigarh were crowned champions of the inaugural edition of Khelo India University Games in 2020.
Event Year Organiser Dates
Khelo India University Games 2020 Sports Authority of India
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports 		22 February – 1 March 2020

Athletics[edit]

Event Year Organiser Dates
National Open Athletics Championships 2018 Athletics Federation of India 25–28 September 2018

Football[edit]

Event Year
Indian Super Cup 2018
2019

Leagues[edit]

Football[edit]

ISL Jamshedpur FC vs Bengaluru FC match at Kalinga Stadium
Event Year
I-League 2018–19
Indian Super League 2017–18
2019–20

Hockey[edit]

Event Year Organiser
Hockey India League 2014
2015
2016
2017 		Hockey India
Friendly: Rest of India vs Petroleum Sports Promotion Board 2017 Hockey India

Tennis[edit]

Event Year Organiser
Odisha Tennis Premier League 2017 Odisha Tennis Association

High Performance Centres (HPCs)[edit]

  • Abhinav Bindra Targeting Performance (ABTP)
  • Dalmia Bharat Gopichand Badminton Academy
  • JSW Swimming High Performance Centre
  • Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) for Athletics, Hockey, and Weightlifting
  • KJS Ahluwalia and Tenvic Sports High Performance Centre for Weightlifting
  • Naval Tata Hockey Academy (NTHA)
  • Odisha Aditya Birla and Gagan Narang Shooting High Performance Centre
  • Reliance Foundation Odisha Athletics High Performance
  • SAI Regional Badminton Academy[9]
  • Udaan Badminton Academy[10]
  • AIFF High Performance Centre[11]

Tenants[edit]

National Teams[edit]

Odisha's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik with Indian Captain Manpreet Singh at the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup.
Team Sport Apex Body
India Men's Field hockey Hockey India
India Women's Field hockey Hockey India
India Under-20 Football All India Football Federation
India Under-17 Football All India Football Federation

Hockey[edit]

Team Sport Tournament
Hockey Odisha Field hockey Hockey India
Hockey Gangpur Odisha Field hockey Hockey India
Kalinga Lancers Field hockey Hockey India League

Football[edit]

Team Sport Tournament
Odisha FC Football Indian Super League
Indian Arrows Football I-League
Odisha Men's Football Santosh Trophy
Odisha Women's Football Senior Women's NFC

Tennis[edit]

Team Sport Tournament
Ace Tennis Club (ATC) Tennis Utkal Open Tennis Tournament

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Activity Report 2016-17" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Odisha plans co-branding of tourism, sports". 30 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Mallick, Lelin Kumar (19 January 2012). "Stadium boost to indoor sports". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Pradhan, Ashoke (10 June 2012). "Permanent floodlights for Kalinga stadium on anvil". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Pradhan, Ashoke (12 August 2012). "Bhubaneswar needs to do more to imbibe sports culture". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Sports Infrastructure in Odisha". Government of Odisha. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  7. ↑ Nov 11, Mufeed Mahdi RizviMufeed Mahdi Rizvi / Updated; 2019; Ist, 06:16. "How India got its new sports capital". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 30 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ Bureau, Update Odisha (10 March 2021). "Bhubaneswar among top 5 sports cities of India". Update Odisha. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  9. ↑ May 15, Minati Singha / TNN /; 2017; Ist, 20:52. "Odisha-SAI Regional Badminton Academy inaugurated in Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Udaan Badminton Academy-HOME". www.theudaan.net. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "High Performance Centre deal a big boost for Odisha and AIFF | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

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