Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium

Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium
	A view of the stadium in 2023
Full name	Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium
Location	Rourkela, Odisha, India
Coordinates	22°14′43.17″N 84°48′49.2192″E / 22.2453250°N 84.813672000°E
Owner	Government of Odisha
Operator	Department of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS)
Capacity	21,800
Surface	Astro-Turf
Construction
Opened	5 January 2023
Construction cost	₹260 Crore ($31 million)
Tenants
	India men's national field hockey team

The Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium is an international field hockey stadium situated at Rourkela, India.^[4]^[5] The stadium has been named after the tribal leader, Birsa Munda, who was a famous freedom fighter from Khunti, Jharkhand. With a seating capacity of 20,011 permanent seats, it is officially recognised by the Guinness World Records as the largest fully seated hockey arena in the world on January 29, 2023.^[6]^[7]^[8]

^ Sahni, Jaspreet (6 January 2023). "Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium: Rourkela joins list of world's biggest hockey stadiums". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^ "Tribal welfare on lips, Naveen gives Rs 3,958 crore push to Sundargarh". www.newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^ "Birsa Munda Stadium Is World's Largest Hockey Stadium: FIH President". sambadenglish.com. Sambad. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ "Hockey's multi-crore dream: The Rourkela stadium for 2023 World Cup". timesofindia.indiatimes.com/. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ "Odisha CM Lays Foundation of India's Largest Hockey Stadium named after 'Birsa Munda' In Rourkela". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 28 February 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Largest fully seated hockey stadium". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ Nalwala, Ali Asgar (12 March 2023). "Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium: All you need to know". Olympics. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ Panda, Sudeshna (29 January 2023). "WATCH: Birsa Munda Stadium enters Guinness World Records for largest hockey stadium". KalingaTV. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[ref_1_toi-1] Sahni, Jaspreet (6 January 2023). "Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium: Rourkela joins list of world's biggest hockey stadiums". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

[2] "Tribal welfare on lips, Naveen gives Rs 3,958 crore push to Sundargarh". www.newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

[BMHS-3] "Birsa Munda Stadium Is World's Largest Hockey Stadium: FIH President". sambadenglish.com. Sambad. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

[ref_4_toi-4] "Hockey's multi-crore dream: The Rourkela stadium for 2023 World Cup". timesofindia.indiatimes.com/. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[5] "Odisha CM Lays Foundation of India's Largest Hockey Stadium named after 'Birsa Munda' In Rourkela". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 28 February 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] "Largest fully seated hockey stadium". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

[7] Nalwala, Ali Asgar (12 March 2023). "Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium: All you need to know". Olympics. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

[8] Panda, Sudeshna (29 January 2023). "WATCH: Birsa Munda Stadium enters Guinness World Records for largest hockey stadium". KalingaTV. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

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