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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Sports complex in Thiruvananthapuram, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox venue<br /> | name = Jimmy George Sports Hub<br /> | image = <br /> | location = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]<br /> | broke_ground = <br /> | opened = 1987<br /> | closed = <br /> | demolished = <br /> | owner = Directorate of Sports &amp; Youth Affairs, Government of Kerala<br /> | operator = Directorate of Sports &amp; Youth Affairs, Government of Kerala<br /> | surface = <br /> | seating_capacity = 2,000<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Jimmy George Sports Hub&#039;&#039;&#039;, formerly known as the &#039;&#039;&#039;Jimmy George Indoor Stadium&#039;&#039;&#039;,&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/check-out-worldclass-sporting-facilities-in-thiruvananthapuram/article8537094.ece| title = Check out world-class sporting facilities in Thiruvananthapuram - The Hindu}}&lt;/ref&gt; is a sports complex in [[Vellayambalam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]], owned by Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, [[Government of Kerala]] and is named after Indian volleyball legend [[Jimmy George]].<br /> <br /> The complex includes an [[indoor stadium]] with facilities for playing [[volleyball]], [[basketball]], [[handball]], [[badminton]] and [[table tennis]], a swimming pool, one of the largest gymnasiums in the state and Astra, a state-of-the-art high altitude training centre, which enables high altitude acclimatisation. Promising badminton players undergo regular practice in this stadium under a coach from [[Sports Authority of India]]. Training in [[gymnastics]] and [[taekwondo]] are also conducted.<br /> <br /> The complex also houses a photo gallery which chronicles the life of Jimmy George from his childhood, his triumphs with the [[India men&#039;s national volleyball team|Indian national volleyball team]] and his stint and untimely death in Italy, displayed along with the iconic ‘Number 10’ jersey he donned for Team India. <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> {{Stadiums in Kerala |state=expanded}}<br /> {{Thiruvananthapuram}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|8.4875|N|76.9525|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Indoor arenas in Kerala]]<br /> [[Category:Indoor arenas in India]]<br /> [[Category:Sports venues in Thiruvananthapuram]]<br /> [[Category:Basketball venues in India]]<br /> [[Category:Volleyball venues in India]]<br /> [[Category:Handball venues in India]]<br /> [[Category:Sports venues completed in 1987]]<br /> [[Category:1987 establishments in Kerala]]<br /> [[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-sports-venue-stub}}</div>

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