Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium been officially recognized as the largest fully-seated hockey stadium in the world. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has been awarded with the certificate of recognition from Guinness Book of World Records for the stadium.
National Geographic has made a special programme on the history in the making of this wonderful stadium in 15 months. The programme ‘Superstructures Birsa Munda – International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela’ will be telecast on Nat Geo today at 8pm.
“Watch history in the making: a stadium in the Guinness book of records, built in 15 months for over 20,000 fans. A proud moment for India’s largest seating capacity hockey stadium. ‘Superstructures Birsa Munda – International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela’ on National Geographic”, the TV channel tweeted.