Last month's Photo of the Month featured the National Hockey Stadium of Malaysia at Bukit Jalil. This edition's Photo of the Month focuses on the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai. The stadium was built in time for the South Asian Federation Games in 1995 (when India beat Pakistan 5-2 in the finals). The stadium has also played host to the 1996 Champions Trophy.
Some of the salient features of the stadium are:
Capacity : 8,760 (compared to 50,000+ of Lahore)
Owner: Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu
Cost: Rs. 9.05 crore (excluding the artificial turf)
Amenities: Rooms for Players, Physiotherapy, Medical and Officials,
Conference Room, VIP Lounge.
Incidentally, the corresponding stadiums in Pakistan are in Karachi - Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium (Astroturf), Lahore - National Stadium, Islamabad - Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium and Peshawar - Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium (all Poligras).
Photo Courtesy : India Hockey Year Book, 1995