Showpiece arena takes shape, Bhopal builds on its sports track record
If all goes to plan, India’s city of lakes will soon have a slice of TrackTown USA.
For, in the outskirts of Bhopal, a stadium modelled on the Hayward Field, one of the most hallowed grounds in world athletics, is under construction. The arena, slated for completion in November, will have a field of play, changing rooms and underground training facilities identical to the stadium in Oregon, USA, considered the home of American athletics. Every aspect of the new construction will be similar, except the outer structure.
“Unlike the stadium in Eugene, Oregon, which has stands on all sides, we’ll have East and West pavilions while the north and south sides will be open. Everything else, we are trying to replicate in toto across all verticals,” Madhya Pradesh Sports Minister Yashodhara Raje ...