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{{short description|Indoor arena in India}}
{{Hatnote|This article is about an indoor stadium in [[New Delhi]]. For other similarly named stadiums, see [[Indira Gandhi Stadium (disambiguation)|Indira Gandhi Stadium]].}}
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| name = Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium<br />इंदिरा गांधी इंडोर स्टेडियम
| nickname = Indira Gandhi Arena
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| fullname = Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium
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| location = Indraprastha Estate, [[New Delhi]]
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| opened = {{start date and age|1982|01|01|df=y}}
| renovated = 2010
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| owner = [[Government of India]]
| operator = [[Sports Authority of India]]
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| cost = ₹240 crore (Renovation) in 2010
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| capacity = 14,349

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The '''Indira Gandhi Arena''' (officially '''Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium'''), formerly known as the '''Indraprashtha Stadium''', is located at the Indraprastha Estate in the eastern part of [[New Delhi]]. It is the largest [[indoor arena|indoor sports arena]] in [[India]] and among the largest in [[Asia]]. The multi-purpose arena is regularly used by [[tennis]] club [[Indian Aces]] and [[Delhi Football League|DSA Senior Division]] [[Futsal]] League.

==History==

Built by the Government of India in 1982 in order to host the indoor games events in the [[1982 Asian Games]], the arena's grounds cover an area of {{convert|102|acre|km2}}. Since its construction, the arena hosted a number of other tournaments as well. The facility seats 14,348<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://d2010.thecgf.com/indira_gandhi_sports_complex|title=Indira Gandhi Sports Complex | XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi|access-date=15 January 2015|archive-date=15 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115192932/http://d2010.thecgf.com/indira_gandhi_sports_complex|url-status=dead}}</ref> people and is named after former [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Indira Gandhi]].<ref name="Indira Gandhi Arena">{{cite web|url=http://www.commonwealthgamesnewdelhi.com/venues-2010/indira-gandhi-arena.html |title=Indira Gandhi Arena |access-date=27 August 2008 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114115434/http://www.commonwealthgamesnewdelhi.com/venues-2010/indira-gandhi-arena.html |archive-date=14 January 2009 }}</ref> The venue also hosts political events and music events in addition to sports events like tennis and kabaddi matches.

Since its inception, the arena has been repeatedly renovated and modernized. Equipped with soundproof synthetics walls, lighting systems, and audio system, the arena underwent another renovation for the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]].<ref name="Indira Gandhi Arena"/>

It was renovated for the 2010 Commonwealth Games at a cost of ₹240 crore. [http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/dr-m-s-gill-to-inaugurate-indira-gandhi-indoor-stadium_100345528.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075643/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/dr-m-s-gill-to-inaugurate-indira-gandhi-indoor-stadium_100345528.html |date=4 March 2016 }}

A new air-conditioned [[Velodrome]] has been built costing ₹150 crore (U$33.76 million).[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20100802-the-con-games-743620-2010-07-23]

The stadium hosted matches of first ever [[International Premier Tennis League]] tournament played on 6 December 2014 to 8 December 2014. Tennis club [[Indian Aces]] are tenants.

On 15th and 16th January 2016, [[WWE]] would host their live events in this arena, both headlined by [[Roman Reigns]] [[WWE Championship|WWE World title]] defence against [[Big Show]] and [[Miro (wrestler)|Rusev]] respectively. WWE would later return to the arena on 9th December 2017 with [[Jinder Mahal]] taking on [[Triple H]] in the main event.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WWE Live « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=188651 |access-date=2025-12-04 |website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WWE Live « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=142969 |access-date=2025-12-04 |website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WWE Live « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=142971 |access-date=2025-12-04 |website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref>

The 2023 IBA women's amateur boxing world championships took place at the stadium, from 16 March to 26 March.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://boxrec.com/en/location/280281 | title=BoxRec: Login }}</ref>

==Other facilities==
There are 2 other venues located in the same complex with the arena:
==Indira Gandhi Indoor Cycling Velodrome==

'''Indira Gandhi Indoor Cycling Velodrome''' is a 3,800 seater velodrome that hosted track cycling events of [[2010 Commonwealth Games]].<ref name="sai">{{cite web |title=Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex |url=http://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/index1.asp?ls_id=510 |website=Sport Authority of India |access-date=4 March 2019}}</ref>
==KD Jadhav Indoor Hall==

The '''KD Jadhav Indoor Hall''' is a 6,000-capacity indoor stadium that hosted wrestling events for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.<ref name="sai"/> After three months without official name, it was finally named after Indian wrestler [[Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav|K. D. Jadhav]] who won Independent India's first individual medal at the Olympics i.e. a bronze medal at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |title=CWG wrestling venue re-christened as K. D. Jhadav Stadium |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/CWG-wrestling-venue-re-christened-as-K.-D.-Jhadav-Stadium/article16186982.ece |website=The Hindu |date=6 July 2010 |access-date=4 March 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130630110249/http://delhigovt.nic.in/ground.asp#arc6 Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium] at Government of Delhi
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090521102212/http://www.thecommonwealthgames.org/delhi-2010/ Commonwealth Games News]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114115434/http://www.commonwealthgamesnewdelhi.com/venues-2010/indira-gandhi-arena.html Facility information]}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111009025533/http://www.commonwealthgame2010.info/Delhi Commonwealth Games visitors website]

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[[Category:Indoor arenas in India]]
[[Category:2010 Commonwealth Games venues]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Delhi]]
[[Category:Venues of the 1982 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games badminton venues]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials to Indira Gandhi]]
[[Category:International Premier Tennis League]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1982]]
[[Category:1982 establishments in Delhi]]
[[Category:Judo venues]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games wrestling venues]]
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]

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