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Mahavir
Stadium,
built
in
1972,
is
a
multipurpose
sports
complex
located
in
Hisar
city
of
Haryana,
India.[1]
It
has
second
largest
capacity
in
Haryana,
after
the
Shah
Satnam
Ji
Cricket
Stadium
in
Sirsa
which
has
a
higher
capacity
of
35,000
spectators.
It
is
owned
and
operated
by
the
District
Olympic
Association
of
Hisar.
The
venue
is
used
for
several
events,
such
as
cricket
and
football.
In
athletics,
at
least
40
national
and
6
international
athletes
are
from
Hisar.
In
handball,
at
least
20
players
from
hisar
have
represented
India
at
international
level,
among
them
at
least
6
are
from
Ladwa.
Though
Hisar
has
produced
large
number
of
national
and
international
players,
and
there
at
4
universities
and
31
degree
colleges,
there
are
no
institutes
offering
courses
such
as
B.P.Ed
and
M.P.Ed
to
develop
sports
coaches.
It
was
built
in
1972
and
named
as
"Nehru
Stadium"
on
its
inauguration,
renamed
as
the
"Mahabir
Stadium"
in
1987,
and
renovated
in
1988
It
located
is
about
5
km
from
the
Guru
Jambheshwar
University
of
Science
and
Technology;
4
km
from
the
Blue
Bird
Lake;
2
km
from
the
bus
station
along
the
National
Highway
9,
1
km
from
the
town
center
&
main
market
area;
1
km
from
Hisar
Junction
railway
station;
6
km
from
the
Hisar
Airport;
167
km
from
the
Indira
Gandhi
International
Airport;
180
km
from
the
New
Delhi
railway
station;
and
235
km
from
the
Chandigarh
International
Airport.
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