Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium, is a multipurpose

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situated to the south of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. This stadium is a part of a multi crore project for a sports complex. The ground is an international standard sports complex being built near the junction of the NH- 330 and the Ayodhya ring-road, a few kilometres away from

Ayodhya Airport Ayodhya Airport, officially known as Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, is an under-construction international airport which will serve the city of Ayodhya in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The airport is located adjacent t ...

. The new sports complex has an astro turf, synthetic track,

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, cricket field, hostels and other required facilities.

Facilities

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium is one of the selected stadiums in Uttar Pradesh with a multi-purpose hall and an

. Other facilities offered allow people to play:

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, athletics, volleyball, hockey, basketball, badminton,

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

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, table tennis, taekwondo and wrestling.

Controversies

The Lokayukta office has received a complaint from Bhanu Pratap Singh of Ayodhya - who has accused the minister of corruption in the construction the stadium. According to the complainant, the sports minister had a nexus with former sports director Hari Om and former project manager R.D. Prasad, and had deliberately delayed the construction of the 86 crore Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Stadium paving the way for an escalation of costs to 150 crore.

References

Sports venues in Uttar Pradesh Cricket grounds in Uttar Pradesh Football venues in Uttar Pradesh Faizabad district Field hockey venues in India Buildings and structures in Faizabad 2019 establishments in Uttar Pradesh Sports venues completed in 2009 {{cricket-ground-stub