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| Location | Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala,India |
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| Owner | Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs, Government of Kerala |
| Operator | Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs, Government of Kerala |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Opened | 1987 |
TheJimmy George Sports Hub, formerly known as theJimmy George Indoor Stadium,[1] is a sports complex inVellayambalam,Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala,India, owned by Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs,Government of Kerala and is named after Indian volleyball legendJimmy George.
The complex includes anindoor stadium with facilities for playingvolleyball,basketball,handball,badminton andtable tennis, a swimming pool, one of the largest gymnasiums in the state and Astra, a state-of-the-art high altitude training centre, which enables high altitude acclimatisation. Promising badminton players undergo regular practice in this stadium under a coach fromSports Authority of India. Training ingymnastics andtaekwondo are also conducted.
The complex also houses a photo gallery which chronicles the life of Jimmy George from his childhood, his triumphs with theIndian national volleyball team and his stint and untimely death in Italy, displayed along with the iconic ‘Number 10’ jersey he donned for Team India.
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