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Delhi's JLN Stadium To Be Redeveloped Into World-class Sports City: Sources

By IANS News November 10, 2025 • 18:56 PM View: 359

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Complex: The iconic Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium in the national capital is all set for a major transformation, with plans underway to dismantle and rebuild it into a modern ‘Sports City’ that will cater to multiple sporting disciplines and include accommodation facilities for athletes, a Sports Ministry source confirmed on Monday.

Spread across 102 acres, the stadium complex will be completely redeveloped as part of a proposed mega project inspired by global models.

“The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi will be dismantled to create a new Sports City across 102 acres. The Sports Ministry plans to design it on the modern models of (sports cities in) Qatar and Australia,” the Sports Ministry source told IANS.

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