Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a multi-sports stadium located in New Delhi, India. It is named after the first first Prime Minister of India. Primarily a venue for football and athletics, it is an all-seater 60,254-capacity stadium, designed and constructed to meet the international standards set by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It is the fourth largest stadium in India, 27th largest stadium in Asia and the 103rd largest stadium in the world, in terms of seating capacity.
The stadium during an Indian Super League match of Delhi Dynamos in October 2014
Exploded view of the stadium's layers
Interior of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
2010 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 4352 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games to date. It was also the largest international multi-sport event to be staged in Delhi and India, eclipsing the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main stadium of the event.
Main Building of the Organising Committee of the 2010 Commonwealth Games
The main venue of the Games, the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. M.S. Gill meeting the members of Northern Ireland at the Games Village