International Sports Stadium, Saifai
| अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रीड़ा संकुल, सैफई | |
| Location | Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh |
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| Coordinates | 26°58′02″N 78°57′37″E / 26.9671136°N 78.9602108°E |
| Owner | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Operator | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Type | Multi-purpose stadium |
| Capacity | 40,000[1] |
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Saifai Sports College Uttar Pradesh cricket team | |
The International Sports Stadium, Saifai (Hindi:अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रीड़ा संकुल, सैफई) is an international-level sports complex with an athletics stadium, an indoor stadium, an indoor swimming pool and under constriction international cricket stadium in Saifai, Etawah District of Uttar Pradesh. It is well known as Antarrashtriy Kridaa Sanakul (Antararāṣṭrīya Krīṛā Saṅkula).
Sports Facilities at International Sports Stadium, Saifai
Athletics Stadium
The 40,000-capacity Athletics Stadium, which is used for various sports/events, fullfills all international parameters to host any international athletics event.[2]
Indoor Swimming Pool
It has Saifai's second swimming pool which is in indoor and fulfills international standards of swimming(sport).[2]
Indoor Stadium
This sports complex had an indoor stadium too.[2]
Under constriction International Cricket Stadium
Work for the international cricket stadium in International Sports Stadium, Saifai had begun in 2006 when Mulayam Singh Yadav was the chief minister. But the project could not be completed and later got stuck following alleged anomalies in construction work. The government has now decided to breathe new life into the project of 50,000 seater international cricket stadium in Saifai.[2][3]
Other Sports Facilities in Saifai, Etawah
Saifai has two Sports Complexes, othere one is named Chandgi Ram Sports Complex, an international-level sports complex having a hockey pitch, badminton hall and a swimming pool.[2] It is named after Haryanvi wrestler Chandgi Ram.
Sports College & University
Saifai village has a residential sports college, established in 2014. It offers teaching from 6th to 12th standardand by the curriculum of Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Uttar Pradesh (U.P. Board) and sports training in cricket, football, hockey, wrestling, athletics, badminton, swimming and kabaddi.
In 2015, the work of a first-of-its-kind Sports University started at Saifai.[4]
About Saifai
Saifai is a village in the Etawah District of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated between Mainpuri and Etawah. Distance between it and Mainpuri is 33 km, and distance between it and Etawah is 20 km.
Saifai is the birthplace of Mulayam Singh Yadav founder president of Samajwadi Party, former Minister of Defence (India) & former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
See also
References
- ↑ Worldstdiums
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Rs 94-cr sport facility at Saifai almost idle". Times of India. 6 August 2013.
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/in-the-middle-of-nowhere-saifai-attempts-to-emerge-as-a-major-sporting-hub/article8557309.ece
- ↑ "सैफई में बनेगी देश की पहली स्पोर्ट्स यूनिवर्सिटी!". पत्रिका (in Hindi). Dec 7, 2015.