CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The newly-built stadium in Rourkela, Odisha can hold 20, 846 spectators and is one of the largest hockey stadiums in India. The FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 was the second successive time Odisha rolled out the red carpet for the quadrennial event.

Detailed explanation-2: -Located in the steel city of Rourkela, Odisha, the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium is one of the largest hockey stadiums in India and can house 20, 846 spectators. What’s unique about the stadium is that all seats are bucketed, which makes the Bisra Munda Hockey Stadium the largest seated hockey stadium in the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -After Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the “world’s largest hockey stadium” in Rourkela on Thursday, a BJP MLA contested the claim and asserted that it is “the fourth". “Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela is the world’s biggest.

Detailed explanation-4: -Odisha is all decked up to host the men’s hockey World Cup 2023. This time, some of the matches would be held at the newly-inaugurated Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, which is claimed to be the world’s largest stadium. The stadium was built during the pandemic, especially for the hockey world cup.