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India Plans to Dismantle Delhi’s Nehru Stadium for 102-Acre Sports City

Officials describe the project as an early-stage assessment with no timeline set.

Overview

  • The 102-acre Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium complex would be rebuilt as a multi-discipline Sports City with competition venues, training facilities and athlete housing.
  • Sports Ministry sources say the existing stadium will be dismantled and on-campus offices, including NADA and NDTL, will be relocated.
  • Planners are evaluating international sports city models in Doha and Australia to help determine the design and modalities.
  • The venue, built for the 1982 Asian Games and overhauled for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, has a capacity of about 60,000 and a long record of hosting major events.
  • Recent additions for the World Para Athletics Championships included new Mondo tracks, thousands of new seats and improved accessibility features.