Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium

Dhyan Chand National Stadium is a field hockey stadium at New Delhi, India. It originally held 25,000 people. It is named after former famous Indian field hockey player, Dhyan Chand. The national stadium Is also well known for its Cricket coaching. The Dronacharya Award winner for Cricket, Sunita Sharma coaches cricket at this facility. It served as the venue for the 1st Asian Games in 1951. A 50-metre swimming pool is built to the east of the stadium.

The Dhyan Chand Stadium is also the host venue for the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup. It will also be the hockey venue of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The stadium is currently undergoing a major reconstruction project before the Hockey World Cup. The original stands, which were earthen embankments, were demolished and a new rectangular seating bowl is being constructed in its place. The west facade is being retained since it is a heritage structure. The new capacity will be 20,000 and there will be a second competition ground with a capacity for 2,500. There will also be a warmup pitch.

The stadium was originally built in 1933 as a multipurpose stadium and named the Irwin Amphitheatre. It was designed by Anthony S. DeMillo. It was renamed National Stadium before the 1951 Asian Games, Dhyan Chand's name was added in 2002.

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