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{{Infobox venue
| name = Jawaharlal Nehru University Stadium
| nickname = JNU Stadium
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| fullname = Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
| former_names = Jawaharlal Nehru University Sports Complex
| location = [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]], [[Delhi]], [[India]]
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| broke_ground = 2008
| built = 2010
| opened = 2010
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| owner = [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]
| operator = [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]
| surface = Bermuda Princess 77 Grass – 120 m x 70 m
| scoreboard = Rs, 12.87 crore
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| capacity = 2,500 permanent seats
| suites = 0
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'''Jawaharlal Nehru University Sports Complex''' or '''Jawaharlal Nehru University Stadium''' is a multipurpose sports complex located in [[New Delhi]], the capital of [[India]]. The stadium managed and owned by [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jnu.ac.in/Facilities/Sports.asp |title=Facilities at JNU |access-date=3 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208161254/http://www.jnu.ac.in/Facilities/Sports.asp |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jnu.ac.in/JNUNewsArchives/JNUNews_Jan_Feb09/activities.htm |title=JNU Sports Festival |access-date=3 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826180548/http://www.jnu.ac.in/JNUNewsArchives/JNUNews_Jan_Feb09/activities.htm |archive-date=26 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jnu.ac.in/sllcs/crs/Sports.asp |title=Centre of Russian studies |access-date=3 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208123612/http://www.jnu.ac.in/sllcs/crs/Sports.asp |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The stadium has facilities for various sports, including [[cricket]], [[association football|football]], and [[field hockey|hockey]]. There are also facilities for indoor sports such as [[basketball]], [[badminton]], [[gymnastics]], [[handball]], [[volleyball]], [[lawn tennis]], [[table tennis]], [[Olympic weightlifting|weight lifting]], and [[Kabbadi]].

There are three main venues where the following games are played:

* Outdoor Stadium: for [[association football|football]], [[cricket]], volleyball, [[lawn tennis]], [[Olympic weightlifting|weight lifting]]/gymnasium, [[yoga]], and athletics
* Badminton Hall inside the Students Activity Centre (Tefla's Building): For badminton and [[taekwondo]] (with a qualified instructor, Black Belt 4th Dan)
* Central School Grounds Basketball Court (near Tapti Hostel): Basketball

==References==

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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151208133031/http://www.jnu.ac.in/index.asp JNU]

[[Category:Jawaharlal Nehru University|stadium]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Delhi]]
[[Category:University sports venues in India]]
[[Category:2010 establishments in Delhi]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 2010]]

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>BrownHairedGirl at 13:29, 1 April 2021