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| Location | Sector-6,Rourkela,Odisha |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 22°14′45″N84°51′51″E / 22.245878°N 84.864286°E /22.245878; 84.864286 |
| Public transit | Rourkela Railway Station,Rourkela Airport |
| Owner | Government of Odisha |
| Operator | SAIL |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Surface | AstroTurf |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1998 |
| Tenants | |
| India men's national field hockey team Odisha Hockey Team Kalinga Lancers | |
Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium is a hockey stadium inRourkela,Odisha.[1] The stadium was constructed and maintained bySAIL. It was possible due to initiatives taken by Late Bipin Behari Panda and M. Kindo in early 90s.
The stadium is mainly used forfield hockey and has syntheticAstroTurf which has been host to WorldHockey Junior World Cup and been a training centre to most of the international hockey players ofIndia.
The stadium is the home ground ofOdisha Hockey Team. Situated on the middle of Sector-5 and Sector-6 areas on the side of the main road leading to Sector-6. The said stadium was constructed and maintained by SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant authority having AstroTurf with nylon grass for national and international level hockey match and practice. Office of the DGM (sports) of Rourkela Steel Plant, the highest body of SAIL, RSP for nurturing the sports talent of the area is located here.
SAIL Hockey Academy: This academy has been playing a defining role in identifying talents and shaping their skills to make them represent the National Team in International Competitions. The Academy is proud to have groomed many cadets who represented the country.
Number of Annual and regular hockey matches took place at this place throughout the year. Campus is a unique of its kind for the nurture to train the budding Hockey talents of Sundergarh District also located here.
Honorable Vice President of IndiaMohammad Hamid Ansari inaugurated Biju Patnaik Rural Hockey Championship at Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium in the year of 10 December 2016 . In which over 1500 teams fromOdisha,Chhattisgarh,Jharkhand took part in this championship event.
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