Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

More stadium picsAthleticsCapacity60,000Competition Arena400 m 9 lane Conica Synthetic surface Athletic track with 10 lanes in Home Straight, 60 m 4 lane Conica Synthetic surface strip at Indoor hold up area and two warm up areas - 8 lane Conica synthetic surface track and for Long ThrowsDistance from Game village12 kmRenovation costRs 961 crore (approx $200 million)Competition area400 metres x 9 lane synthetic track with 10 sprint lanesTraining area400 metres x 9 lane synthetic track; warm-up area for throwing; final warm-up synthetic track inside the main stadium 80 metres long, six-laneLawn BowlsCapacity2,111Competition ArenaFour competition synthetic greens with flood lightsDistance from Game village12 kmWeightliftingCapacity2,500Competition ArenaOne competition platform; 12 warm-up platformsDistance from Game village12 km
Headquarters of the Indian Olympic Association, the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a multipurpose sports arena.The stadium is the third largest stadium in India and the 51th in the world in terms of seating capacity.
It was first constructed by the Government of India to host the 9th Asian Games in 1982.
The Stadium has also hosted two one-day international matches - first between India and Australia in 1984 and later between India and South Africa in 1991.