Back মেজর ধ্যানচাঁদ জাতীয় স্টেডিয়াম Bengali/Bangla Dhyan Chand National Stadium Czech ورزشگاه ملی دیان چاند Persian मेजर ध्यानचंद राष्ट्रीय स्टेडियम, दिल्ली Hindi Stadion Nasional Dhyan Chand ID ധ്യാൻചന്ദ് നാഷണൽ സ്റ്റേഡിയം Malayalam मेजर ध्यानचंद राष्ट्रीय स्टेडियम Marathi Stadium Nasional Dhyan Chand Malay ମେଜର ଧ୍ୟାନ ଚାନ୍ଦ ଜାତୀୟ ଷ୍ଟାଡିଅମ OR Dhyan Chand National Stadium Polish
National Stadium | |
 The stadium on a matchday in 2010 | |
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| Full name | Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium |
|---|---|
| Former names | Irwin Amphitheatre National Stadium |
| Location | New Delhi, India |
| Coordinates | 28°36′45″N 77°14′14″E / 28.61250°N 77.23722°E |
| Owner | Sports Authority of India |
| Operator | Sports Authority of India |
| Capacity | 16,200 after most recent renovation works[1] |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1933 |
| Rebuilt | 2010 |
| Tenants | |
| India men's national field hockey team Delhi Wave Riders (2013–present) Delhi Wizards (2011) | |
The Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, commonly known by its former name National Stadium, is a field hockey stadium in New Delhi, India. The stadium is named after former Indian field hockey player, Dhyan Chand.[2] It served as the venue for the 1st Asian Games in 1951.[3]
- ^ http://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/index1.asp?ls_id=512 [dead link]
- ^ Sharma, Ravi (18 July 2023). "Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium: The Pride of Delhi, India - Stadiums World". Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Imperial Impressions". Hindustan Times. 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012.