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{{Infobox stadium
| stadium_name = Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium<ref name=US1>http://upsports.gov.in/article/en/stadium</ref>
| nickname = Ayodhya Stadium
| image = [[File:Faizabad stadium 2.jpg|200px|centre]]
| caption = The stadium under construction
| location = [[Ayodhya]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|26|43|47|N|82|08|17|E|display=inline}}
| broke_ground =
| built = 2014
| opened = 2019
| renovated = 2020
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| owner = [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| operator =
| surface =
| construction_cost = {{INRConvert|16767878}}
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| seating_capacity = 88,000
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'''Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium''',<ref name=US1 /> commonly known as '''Ayodhya Stadium''', is a [[cricket]] [[List of Test cricket grounds|stadium]] situated inside the Ayodhya Sports Complex in [[Ayodhya]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. This stadium is a part of a multi crore project for a sports complex in [[Ayodhya]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], funded by the state government.

The ground is an international standard sports complex being built along [[National Highway 330 (India)|NH- 330]] [[Ayodhya]]- [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]] road, a few kilometers away from [[Ayodhya Airport]].

The new sports complex has an astro turf, synthetic track, [[swimming pool]], cricket field, hostels and other required facilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2006/06/20/faizabad-to-get-international-standard-sports-complex-1150814208.html|title=Faizabad to get international standard sports complex |publisher=oneindia.in | date=20 June 2006 }}</ref>

==Facilities==

Ayodhya Stadium is one of the selected stadiums in [[Uttar Pradesh]] with a multi-purpose hall and an [[swimming pool]]. Other facilities offered allow people to play: [[Association football|Football]], [[athletics (sport)|athletics]], [[volleyball]], [[field hockey|hockey]], [[basketball]], [[badminton]], [[cricket]], [[team handball|handball]], [[table tennis]], [[taekwondo]] and [[wrestling]].

== Controversies ==

The [[Lokayukta]] office has received a complaint from Bhanu Pratap Singh of Ayodhya - who has accused the minister of corruption in the construction of an international stadium in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

According to the complainant, the sports minister had a nexus with former sports director Hari Om and former project manager R.D. Prasad, and had deliberately delayed the construction of the {{Indian Rupee}} 86 crore Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Stadium paving the way for an escalation of costs to {{Indian Rupee}} 150 crore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/india/sports-minister-faces-lokayukta-probe-292 |title=Sports minister faces lokayukta probe in U.P. |date=31 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406122340/http://www.asianage.com/india/sports-minister-faces-lokayukta-probe-292 |archivedate=2012-04-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/lucknow/16674-ayodhya-prasad-pal-comes-under-lokayukta-scanner-for-corruption-charges.html|title=Ayodhya Prasad Pal comes under Lokayukta scanner for corruption charges|date= 30 October 2011 }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Sports venues in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Cricket grounds in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Football venues in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Faizabad district]]
[[Category:Field hockey venues in India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Ayodhya]]
[[Category:2019 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 2009]]
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>Mordy613 at 08:43, 29 September 2021