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Sep 2019

The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was built in 1993 with a seating capacity of 40,000 spectators. The stadium is located at Sydenhams Road, Park Town behind the Chennai Central suburban railway station and the Ripon Building. The stadium has 400m 8-lane synthetic Athletic Track and a natural turf football pitch in the middle. Facilities for judo, weightlifting, table tennis, shooting and boxing have also been provided.The spectator seating all around the stadium is on two tiers (with each tier having two levels of seating) with stepped access from the outside, at ground level.The spectator seating in the stadium is segmented into 8 blocks (A to H). There are ten outer gates in the perimeter wall of the Stadium. Gate No1 is the main gate with a guardhouse and is used for stadium access by the players and the VVIPs.

By RAMAKRISHNAN K

“The ground for all people”

Sep 2018

The ground is constructed by govt to hold mega sports events .. It has l=outs of facilities for athletes, skaters, volleyball, tennis, basketball, apart from indoor sports on payments or charge basis for monthly and daily .. You can contact admin for any registration.. We have used skating ground facility .. Selected sports persons are provided hostel facility for in house training and these are both for girls and boys

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Ghiri T

Chennai (Madras), India209 contributions

A multipurpose stadium

Nov 2017 • Friends

It is a multipurpose stadium situated in Perimet,near Central railway station. This stadium is named after our first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. It has a seating capacity of 40000 persons where football matches and athletic competitions. It has a multipurpose indoor stadium with a seating capacity of 8000 persons where indoor games are conducted. Here many functions and concerts are conducted.

Written November 13, 2017

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Brahmachaari

New Delhi, India135 contributions

Huge Space. Decent Facilities

Mar 2018

Went for work.
Located quite centrally, well connected with areas like South Extension, Lodhi Road, Defence Colony.
The grounds and the stadium are a sight to behold.
Lots of space. Comfortable seating.
Rest of the amenities actually will depend on the organisers of a particular event.

Written April 2, 2018

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sbalaji2016

Chennai (Madras), India86 contributions

JN Indoor stadium - Good!!

Oct 2017

Watched pro-Kabbadi match @ JN Indoor stadium -
Indoor stadium - Very good, nice view and good air conditioning
Seating good and comfortable
Exits - More exits to be opened up for Safety purposes after the match is over
Car / two wheeler parking - available, but too be managed better

Written October 3, 2017

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MTPatanwala

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reviewing the stadium

Jan 2015 • Business

The stadium has all the facilities needed to host an athletic meet. The amenities are great. Its maintenance and cleanliness are appreciable. There are VIP rooms. Washrooms are enough and non-stinking. Rooms to be allotted to different teams are enough in number. Chairs are conditioned. There is a canteen area where different stalls can be put up for selling eatables and beverages.
The stadium right in the heart of the city. Hence, it is easily accessible. Specially, the Central Railway Station is walking distance from here. On the completion of the Metro Project, it will be accessed from different parts of the city.

Written January 20, 2015

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Shyam V

Chennai (Madras), India59 contributions

Well structured indoor stadium

Apr 2016 • Business

It's very big stadium. Many athletic events & other sports like football,hockey are conducted here. The seating capacity is very high.

Written April 19, 2016

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Kopite1992

Margao, India205 contributions

Venue for Chennaiyan FC ISL matches

Dec 2015 • Solo

Went to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for ISL match between FC Goa and Chennaiyan FC. The stadium is quite big and the maintenance is decent. But the crowd management was definitely poor. The pitch wasn't clearly visible from the terraces.

But in all, this is probably the best football stadium in Chennai and being a football fan, it was good to see the place crowded and filled with people.

Written January 23, 2016

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RAMAKRISHNAN K

Coimbatore, India411 contributions

The ground for all people

Sep 2018

The ground is constructed by govt to hold mega sports events .. It has l=outs of facilities for athletes, skaters, volleyball, tennis, basketball, apart from indoor sports on payments or charge basis for monthly and daily ..

You can contact admin for any registration..

We have used skating ground facility ..

Selected sports persons are provided hostel facility for in house training and these are both for girls and boys

Written November 23, 2018

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WVR7933

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India602 contributions

Well Planned and a big Indoor Stadium

Oct 2017 • Solo

I had been to this Stadium during October twice to watch the Pro-Kabbadi Matches...First Time between Tamil Thalaiva Vs Bangalore and the finals between Patna Vs. Gujarat..
A very big and well planned Indoor Stadium. There are many gates for entering to this stadium.Seating capacity is huge. We can see the players from sitting anywhere... Good one... On the final day, we and many people found it difficult to enter the stadium as there was heavy rush. In the absence of good management of the crowd system, we felt much hardship. They should have to manage the crowd by putting more volunteers and opening atleast 4 to five gates. They did open only one gate causing more problems for the people.
AiC facility was very good and pleasant.

Written November 12, 2017

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moogul818

New Delhi, India841 contributions

Chennai's main Sports Plaza

Sep 2019

The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was built in 1993 with a seating capacity of 40,000 spectators. The stadium is located at Sydenhams Road, Park Town behind the Chennai Central suburban railway station and the Ripon Building.

The stadium has 400m 8-lane synthetic Athletic Track and a natural turf football pitch in the middle. Facilities for judo, weightlifting, table tennis, shooting and boxing have also been provided.The spectator seating all around the stadium is on two tiers (with each tier having two levels of seating) with stepped access from the outside, at ground level.The spectator seating in the stadium is segmented into 8 blocks (A to H).

There are ten outer gates in the perimeter wall of the Stadium. Gate No1 is the main gate with a guardhouse and is used for stadium access by the players and the VVIPs.

Written September 21, 2019

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SagarVS

India2,738 contributions

No reason to visit

Mar 2015 • Solo

For the traveler, there is absolutely no reason to visit this place unless there is an event taking place. Skip.

Written October 12, 2015

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