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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium: A Cricket Landmark on the Brink of Demolition
As per the latest news, the Sports Ministry has decided to dismantle the iconic Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi to construct a new Sports City as part of modernising India's sports infrastructure in support of its 2036 Olympics hosting bid. No timeline has been fixed for the start of construction, but a plan is in the pipeline.
This is the same Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium which was built for the 1982 Asian Games. For the 2010 Commonwealth Games, extensive redevelopment was done but its status as India’s most iconic multi-sport venue, with a capacity of 60000, was never in doubt. Although built exclusively for the athletics and football events as well as housing Sports Authority of India (SAI), slowly to raise funds, it was also used for the music concerts, fairs and holding Government functions.
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