The Anna Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium at the Anna Sports Complex located in the Indian city of Tiruchirappalli. It is mainly used for football matches and athletic events. It has a capacity of 10,000. It also has eight-lane 400 metres (1,300 ft) synthetic athletic track.[1][2]
History
The stadium was built by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu in 1970 at a cost of ₹3 crore (equivalent to ₹148 crore or US$17 million in 2023)[1][3] funded by the state government. The synthetic turf imported from Netherlands, was laid in two weeks by a professional from England.[3] In 2011, construction of a new multi-purpose stadium at a cost of ₹1.77 crore (US$200,000) was started.[3] A new eight-lane synthetic athletic track were also installed. The total cost of the expansion was ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million). With this, Trichy became the fourth city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai, Coimbatore, and Madurai to have such facility for athletics.[4]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b Baliga 1999, p. 1209.
- ^ Leonard 2006, p. 82.
- ^ a b c G. Prasad (14 July 2011). "Tiruchi turns sports hub". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ Staff Reporter (16 October 2015). "Tiruchi gets synthetic athletic track". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
Cited references
- Leonard, A. G. (2006). Tamil Nadu economy. Macmillan India. ISBN 978-1-4039-3104-7.
- Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces. 1979.
- Madras (India : State); B. S. Baliga; B. S. Baliga (Rao Bahadur.) (1999). Madras District Gazetteers: Tiruchirappalli (pt. 1-2). Superintendent, Government Press.
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