BHUBANESWAR: The capacity of the Kalinga Stadium here will be doubled for the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 scheduled to be held in November this year, an official told IANS Thursday.
Besides, work on the second hockey turf inside the stadium premises will be completed by July this year, the official added.
The Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 is scheduled to be held at Bhubaneswar from November 28 to December 16.
“The capacity of spectators at the main hockey stadium would be doubled. Importance is being given to world class lighting, best infrastructure and a stay worth remembering for the guests,” said chief secretary AP Padhi after taking a review meeting.
He said a new stadium is being built which will be completed by the end of June this year.
Padhi informed the newswire that new turf will be installed in both the stadiums as per the Olympic regulations while the old one will be sent to be used in Rourkela and Sambalpur hockey stadiums.
