Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium

Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
Regional Sports Centre
Former names Regional Sports Centre
Location Gandhinagar Road, Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala
Owner Regional Sports Centre
Operator Regional Sports Centre
Capacity 10,000[1][2]
Surface Maple Floor
Construction
Opened 1993
Construction cost 5 crores
Website
Official website

Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium or Regional Sports Centre is a multipurpose sports centre in Kochi, Kerala, India.

The stadium is one and only multipurpose world class Sports Centre in India and is situated in 4 acres (16,000 m2) of land, the centre has the facilities for badminton, tennis, basketball, table tennis, swimming, billiards and indoor cricket nets.[3]

This Indoor stadium is floodlit using 1 kW Metal Halide lamps which provide lighting for color television telecast to international standards.This stadium has a capacity of 10,000 persons. The stadium is named after former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.[4]

Indoor Tennis Complex has world-class level four synthetic tennis courts with modern technology. Indoor Tennis Complex was inaugurated in 2000 by Padmabushan Ramanathan Krishnan.

Table Tennis Hall has four tables with a latest Butterfly Robot with a capacity to hold 400 balls at a time. The stadium has a swimming pool with 25*10 meters and is maintained by International standards.

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