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Surface
  
Astro Turf

Capacity
  
5,000

Owner
  
Government of Kerala

Opened
  
27 January 2015

Phone
  
098472 86969

Kollam International Hockey Stadium

Full name
  
International Astro Turf Hockey Stadium and Sports Complex, Asramam, Kollam

Location
  
Asramam, City of Kollam(Quilon)

Construction cost
  
Rs. 17.55 Crores (US$ 2.84 Million)

Architect
  
C T Ramanathan Infrastructure Private Ltd.

Address
  
Near Ashramam Maidaanam, Link Road, Asramam, Kollam, Kerala 691001

Hours
  
Open today · 7AM–7PMFriday7AM–7PMSaturday7AM–7PMSunday7AM–7PMMonday7AM–7PMTuesday7AM–7PMWednesday7AM–7PMThursday7AM–7PM

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Kollam international hockey stadium top 6 facts


The International Astro Turf Hockey Stadium is a hockey stadium situated at the city of Kollam, first of its kind in Kerala state, with a nominal capacity of around 5,000 seats.

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The stadium is located at an area which was formerly known as Depot Maidan within the Asramam Government property complex, less than 500 meters from the Chinnakada traffic circle. The Depot Maidan lies on the way to the Yatri Nivas Hotel from Chinnakada and was serving as a timber depot of the Forest Department before.

The International Hockey Stadium in Kollam can host international hockey matches along the likes of New Delhi, Bangalore, Patiala and Ranchi. The stadium is in picturesque surroundings with Ashtamudi Lake amid a lot of greenery. National Games Secretariat was overseeing the works of the stadium as part of National Games-2015.

History

National Games-2015 of India had been held on Kerala. As part of that, Government of Kerala have facilitated 29 venues in the state spread over Trivandrum, Kollam, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Alappuzha cities. Kollam city & district are very famous for its players and the passion for the game. So for supporting the city's passion towards Hockey, Government of Kerala had decided to build a most modern astro turf hockey stadium within the city. Administrative sanction and construction works for the stadium has been started on 2005, in a 4.78 acres plot for a cost of Rs. 9 crores. M. Vijayakumar, the then Sports Minister of Kerala had laid the foundation stone for the stadium on 20 January 2005.

Dimensions

  • Total plot area - 1.86 Hectare
  • Area of the stadium - 16,000 sqft
  • Main Play area - 6,570 sqft
  • Practicing area - 2,680 sqft
  • Kollam city as a venue of National Games-2015

    Kollam city became a part of 2015 National Games of India. 2 main events - Hockey, Rugby sevens had been held at 2 different stadiums in the city Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium and International Hockey Stadium. The International Hockey Stadium was named as Dhyan Chand Plaza during the time of National Games.

    SAF Games 2015

    The Indian Olympic Association(IOA) has taken a decision to conduct 12th South Asian Games(SAF Games) in Trivandrum, Kollam and Alappuzha venues in Kerala. The astro turff international hockey stadium would become one of the venues of South Asian Games. Athletes from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan will be participating in the event.

    References

    Kollam International Hockey Stadium Wikipedia