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Yamuna Sports Complex

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Yamuna Sports Complex
LocationIndia New Delhi
OwnerDelhi Development Authority

The Yamuna Sports Complex is a sports complex located in Surajmal Vihar, New Delhi, India. Inaugurated in 1999, it has wide spectrum of sporting facilities.[1] It is owned by the Delhi Development Authority. It was one of the multiple venues for the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Overview

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The table tennis venue has a capacity of 4,297. It has two show court tables, eight match tables and 10 warm-up tables . The total area of the plot is 26,0000 square metres. Basement area is 26,000 square metres and the total plinth area is 43,765 square metres. It has wooden flooring in match courts and show courts. It has car parking facilities for 504 cars. The archery venue has a capacity of 1,500. The total area of the plot is 40,000 square metres. It has car parking facilities for 500 cars. It is located near the posh locality of Yojana Vihar, near Vivek Vihar and Shahdara localities. The nearest metro station to the sports complex is Karkardooma Metro station with a distance of about 2 km. Yamuna sports complex has state of the art Gymnasium facilities, clay & synthetic tennis courts and cricket ground. It also has astroturf hockey ground facility. A large stone sculpture "Aiming For Excellence" by noted sculptor, Amarnath Sehgal, was installed at the complex in January 2002.[2] It was the venue for Archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as well as Lawn bowls at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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References

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  1. ^ Yamuna Sports Complex Government of Delhi.
  2. ^ "NCR Briefs". The Tribune. 25 January 2002. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
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