Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Hockey Stadium

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Hockey Stadium or Raipur International Hockey Stadium is field hockey stadium located in Raipur, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is Chhattisgarh's second international blue astroturf hockey stadium after International Hockey Stadium in Rajnandgaon, which was dedicated to public in August 2014. It is named after Vallabhbhai Patel, an Indian independence activist and statesman. The stadium was constructed in record time, in a span of four months and at a cost of ₹18 crore (US$1.9 million), before it was inaugurated in November 2015. It hosted the 2014–15 Men's World League Final, in December 2015.

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