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Game for the Games?

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Staff Reporter Published 07.02.07, 12:00 AM

Sarusajai Sports Complex

Location: Between Lokhra and Basistha, along National Highway 37.

Distance: About 7 km from Jalukbari and 4 km from Khanapara.

The complex comprises Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium, Zakir Hussain Aquatics Complex and Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi AC Indoor Hall. With a seating capacity of 30,000, the athletics stadium will host the athletics events apart from the opening and closing ceremonies. It has facilities like synthetic tracks and is equipped with video-matrix scoreboard, high mast lights and an Olympic flame torch.

The only AC indoor hall in the state has an imported maple wood flooring of 60mx35m with arena lighting and a seating capacity of 2,000.

The aquatics complex has a warm-up pool, a racing pool and a diving pool, two boxing rings and lawn bowls green. It has a seating capacity of 1,500.

Peripheral and support facilities like the administrative wing, VVIP and VIP lounges, media centre, dope test room and practice grounds are integral parts of the complex.

Events: Opening and closing ceremonies, athletics, boxing, lawn bowls, swimming, diving, water polo, basketball and volleyball

Sonapur Sports Complex, Tepesia

Location: Tepesia, Sonapur, on the outskirts of Guwahati.

Distance: About 40 km from GPO.

The complex comprises arena for several disciplines in the form of Chatra Sing Teron Archery Range, Rupnath Brahma Velodrome, Indoor Stadium and Joybhadra Hagjer Kho-Kho and Kabaddi Complex.

The cycling track at the velodrome has a polymer concrete surface and is equipped with high mast lighting arrangement and a seating capacity of 500.

Events: Archery, cycling, kabaddi, kho-kho, handball and fencing

RG Baruah Sports Complex

Location: B. Barooah Road, Ulubari.

The centrally located R.G. Baruah Sports Complex is the traditional sports hub of the state. The complex comprises Nehru Stadium, Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phookan Indoor Hall and Kanaklata Indoor Hall.

Events: Table tennis, wrestling, karate, football and rugby 7s

MM Tayyebulla Hockey Stadium

Location: Bhetapara.

Distance: About 5 km from Capital Complex, Dispur.

The Olympic standard stadium with a seating capacity of 2,000 will host men’s and women’s hockey. Astroturf has been laid on the main field as well as on a portion of the practice field. There is also an arrangement for water sprinkling.

Events: Hockey

Veterinary Ground, Assam Agricultural University

Location: Jawahar Nagar, Khanapara.

Distance: About 1.5 km from Sixth Mile. Open ground with facilities for equestrian events.

Event: Equestrian

Ganesh Mandir Indoor Stadium

Location: GS Road, Khanapara.

Distance: About half a km from Sixth Mile.

The newly built concrete-floor indoor stadium belongs to an NGO, which has the necessary facilities for disciplines with essential infrastructure requirement.

Events: Wushu and weightlifting

Bhogeswari Phukanani Indoor Hall

Location: Rudra Singha Sports Complex, Super Market, Dispur.

The newly built concrete-floor indoor hall with a seating capacity of 600 is situated on the National Games Secretariat campus. It houses a players’ changing room and a dope test room.

Events: Taekwondo and judo

Chachal Tennis Complex

Location: Chachal. Alongside VIP Road.

Distance: About 2.5 km from Sixth Mile.

The state-of-the-art six-court complex with all necessary facilities will host tennis.

Event: Tennis

Shooting Range

Location: 4th Assam Police Battalion Complex, Kahilipara

Distance: About 3 km from Capital Complex. The infrastructure has 10m and 25m shooting, trap and skeet ranges with a seating capacity of 500.

Event: Shooting

Gauhati University Ground

Location: GU Campus, Jalukbari

Distance: About half a km from Rajiv Chowk in Jalukbari.

The ground can seat 1,000 spectators on one side.

Event: Football (women)

NFRSA Sports Complex

Location: NF Railway Campus, Maligaon.

Distance: About 1 km from NF Railway headquarters, Maligaon.

The NF Railway-owned sports complex comprises a football ground and indoor halls. All facilities are well maintained.

Events: Sepak takraw, football

Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex

Location: Amingaon.

Distance: About 1.5 km from Saraighat Bridge.

The indoor stadium situated on the north bank of the Brahmaputra is of international standard. The maple wood floor with a rostrum and hanging media centre hall is one of the most beautifully designed infrastructure with a seating capacity of 2,000.

Events: Gymnastics and badminton

Deepor Beel

Location: Near Assam Engineering College, Jalukbari.

Distance: About 1 km from the college.

Event: Rowing

SAI Newfield

Location: Near Nepali Mandir, Paltan Bazar.

Distance: About 500m from the railway station.

Situated in the commercial hub of the city, SAI Newfield is walking distance from Guwahati railway station. It houses the Sports Authority of India North Eastern Regional Sub-Centre complex comprising the administrative office, players’ hostel, football ground, boxing ring, tennis courts, sports medicine centre and an indoor hall.

Event: Football

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