CourtneySugden at 13:00, 20 March 2026

2026-03-20T13:00:30Z

New page

{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox Stadium
| name = Central Stadium
| nickname = Central Stadium
| image = [[File:Trivandrum Central stadium.jpg|225px]]
| fullname = Central Stadium
| location = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| coordinates =
| broke_ground =
| built =
| opened =
| renovated =
| expanded =
| closed =
| demolished =
| owner = Kerala State Sports Council
| operator =
| surface =
| construction_cost =
| architect =
| structural_engineer =
| services_engineer =
| general_contractor =
| project_manager =
| main_contractors =
| former_names =
| tenants =
| seating_capacity = 15,000
| dimensions =
}}
'''Central Stadium''', is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala State Sports Council Facilities|url=http://www.sportscouncil.kerala.gov.in/index.php/facilities|website=Kerala State Sports Council|publisher=GOK|accessdate=4 November 2017}}</ref> It is mainly used for athletics and football. The stadium also hosts the Independence day parade of Kerala <ref>{{cite news|title=In preparedness for I-Day celebrations|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2017/aug/15/in-preparedness-for-i-day-celebrations-1643299.html|access-date=4 November 2017|agency=The new Indian Express|publisher=Express News Service|date=15 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Republic Day parade in different colours at Trivandrum|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/republic-day-parade-in-different-colours-at-trivandrum-kochi-and-calicut/articleshow/56761227.cms|accessdate=4 November 2017|agency=Times of India|publisher=Anjana George, Arya UR|date=25 January 2017}}</ref> and other government functions.<ref>{{cite news|title=Central Stadium being readied for swearing-in|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/central-stadium-being-readied-for-swearingin/article8638869.ece|accessdate=4 November 2017|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 September 2016}}</ref> The stadium hosted India's first transgender athletics meet in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kerala to organise transgender athletics meet on April 28|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/kerala-cm-to-open-transgender-sports-meet-on-april-28/articleshow/58273888.cms|accessdate=4 November 2017|agency=Times of India|date=20 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=200 trans athletes warm up in Kerala|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-200-trans-athletes-warm-up-in-kerala-2417485|accessdate=4 November 2017|agency=DNA India|date=27 April 2017}}</ref> The stadium is also one the main venues of annual [[Onam]] festival in Thiruvananthapuram.<ref>{{cite news|title=Onam rock fete at Central Stadium|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/onam-rock-fete-at-central-stadium/article6351764.ece|accessdate=4 November 2017|newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 August 2014}}</ref>
[[File:Trivandrum Central stadium Basketball.jpg|thumb|right|Basketball court in Central Stadium]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.sportscouncil.kerala.gov.in/index.php/facilities Sports Council of Kerala Website]
* [http://wikimapia.org/482/Central-Stadium WikiMapia]
{{Stadiums in Kerala |state=expanded}}
{{Thiruvananthapuram}}

{{coord missing|Kerala}}

[[Category:Sports venues in Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Event venues with year of establishment missing]]

{{India-sports-venue-stub}}

Central Stadium Thiruvananthapuram - Revision history

CourtneySugden at 13:00, 20 March 2026