Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to inaugurate Indoor Athletics Centre at the Kalinga Stadium Sports Complex on Saturday (March 9). This centre is South Asia’s largest indoor athletic stadium and India’s first indoor athletics stadium.
CM Naveen Patnaik will lay the foundation stone for indoor athletic stadium and indoor diving centre.
The indoor athletic stadium features a 200m athletic track with a seating gallery for 2000 spectators. It has 100 m and 200 m plus 20 m running track and areas for pole vault, shot put, long jump, high jump.
The centre has ultra-modern gymnastic hall, high performance centre, sports climbing wall, badminton and hockey centre, football stadium like FIFA standard, synthetic track, Biju Patnaik weight lifting centre and swimming pool.
All these features have enriched the sports field and have drawn attention of the entire world to Odisha.
The estimated cost of the project is around Rs 120 crore. The stadium can accommodate 120 athletes for full-time coaching. It also has a classroom for studies, medical facilities and a dedicated pantry.
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