[Watch] CM Naveen reacts as Birsa Munda Stadium gets Guinness World Records certification for Largest Hockey Stadium

Bhubaneswar: The Guinness World Records has certified the newly-constructed Birsa Munda Stadium in Odisha’s Rourkela as the largest fully-seated hockey stadium of the world.

VK Pandian, 5T Secretary, took to Instagram to share the news and also posted a video of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s reaction to the feat.

“That indeed is thrilling news. I am truly delighted that the Guinness Book of Records had recognised the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela to be the biggest hockey stadium in the world. I congratulate the people of Odisha and the team that made this possible,” the CM said.

“I am amazed that it has been built in 15 months. It’s truly a great accomplishment for the people of Odisha,” he added.

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Notably, the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium has been constructed at an expenditure of Rs 261 crore on 15 acres of land on the premises of Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT).

The construction work of Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium Complex spread over 60,000 square metres of land was completed in record 15 months. It has 20,000+ seating capacity.

Debate had earlier emerged whether the venue was world’s largest hockey stadium or not. Many had opined that National Hockey Stadium in Pakistan’s Lahore was the largest hockey stadium with seating capacity of 45,000.

However, putting aside all doubts and burying all controversies, International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Tayyab Ikram had confirmed that Birsa Munda Stadium is the largest stadium for hockey in the world in terms of seating capacity.

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