RN Shetty Stadium
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Full name | Dr. RN Shetty Stadium |
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Location | Dharwad, Karnataka |
Owner | Sports Authority Of Karnataka |
Operator | Sports Authority Of Karnataka |
Capacity | 20,000 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1949 |
Built | 1949 |
Opened | 1949 |
Renovated | 2012 |
Website | |
Cricinfo |
Dr. RN Shetty Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dharwad, Karnataka. Due to its proximity to Jubilee Circle, Karnatak College Dharwar, Karnataka University Dharwad, and St. Joseph's High School - the stadium is popular among various educational institutions of Dharwad and the ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, field hockey and other sports.[1] The stadium has hosted a Ranji Trophy match[2] in 1990 when Karnataka cricket team played against Hyderabad cricket team.[3] This was only time the stadium hosted a cricket match.
It is the usual venue of Karnataka Rajyotsava and Independence Day celebrations in Dharwad, where students of prominent schools & colleges in Dharwad perform various celebratory activities like singing patriotic songs, dancing, etc.
Renovation work started to build a 400-metre synthetic track in 2012.