Master Chandgiram Sports Stadium

The Master Chandgi Ram Sports Stadium, Saifai is an national-level sports complex having a hockey pitch, multipurpose hall (badminton & wrestling facilities), a swimming pool and Sports Authority of India (SAI) Training Centre in Saifai, Etawah District of Uttar Pradesh. It is named after Haryanvi wrestler Chandgi Ram.

Master Chandgi Ram Sports Stadium
LocationSaifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates26.956387°N 78.957244°E / 26.956387; 78.957244
OwnerGovernment of Uttar Pradesh
OperatorGovernment of Uttar Pradesh
TypeSports complex
Capacity20,000[1]
Tenants
Saifai Sports College
Uttar Pradesh Wizards

Sports Facilities

Astroturf Hockey field

The stadium has facilities like a 20,000-capacity Astroturf hockey field with synthetic running track, base & synthetic surface.[2] It witnesses 5th Senior National Hockey Championship 2015(Women).

Swimming Pool

It is a swimming pool which fulfills international standards of swimming.[2]

Multipurpose Hall

This sports complex had a multipurpose hall too.[2] It is used for badminton and wrestling practice.

Sports Authority of India (SAI) Training Centre

Master Chandgi Ram Sports Stadium also has a sports training centre of Sports Authority of India in its campus. It offers residential training in Athletics, Field hockey, Handball and Wrestling and non-residential training in Shooting.[3]

Sports College
Main article: Saifai Sports College

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. Although it has owne campus and facilities but students of sports college use hockey, wrestling, badminton and swimming facilities of the stadium too.

See also

References
  1. Worldstdiums
  2. "Rs 94-cr sport facility at Saifai almost idle". Times of India. 6 August 2013.
  3. "SAI Training Centers-Sports Authority of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports - Government of India". www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 27 September 2019.


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