Guiness Book of World Records Declares Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela as the Largest Fully Seated Hockey Stadium in the World
The Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, which was recently constructed eyeing the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 and was inaugurated by Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, achieves unique feat from Guiness Book of World Records.
We have already seen a fortnight of nonstop blockbuster hockey action in the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 in the two stadiums of Rourkela and Bhubaneswar in Odisha. Although India failed to go past the Crossover stages of the competition, India as hosts got a lot of praise from all around the world because of the infrastructure, facilities and hospitality they provided to the visiting spectators. Amidst that, another accolade adds to the already decorated cap of the Odisha Government. Guiness Book of World Records declared Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela as the largest fully seated hockey stadium in the world. It's an achievement to be cherished by both the country and sports fraternity of the nation. India Beat South Africa 5-2 in Classification Match, Finish 9th at FIH Hockey World Cup 2023.
Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium Achieves Unique Feat
𝑩𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒂 𝑴𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂 𝑯𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒖𝒎 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝑮𝒖𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅.
It a proud moment for #Odisha as @GWR has certified the Birsa Munda stadium as the largest fully seated hockey stadium of the world. pic.twitter.com/CyUcyGzNqG
— Odisha Sports (@sports_odisha) January 29, 2023
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