Sugathadasa Stadium

Sugathadasa Stadium
සුගතදාස ක්‍රිඩාංගණය; சுகதாத்தா ஸ்டேடியம்
	Sugathadasa Stadium Location within Colombo Municipality
Location	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Coordinates	6°56′53″N 79°52′07″E / 6.94806°N 79.86861°E
Owner	Sugathadasa National Sports Complex Authority
Capacity	25,000
Surface	Grass (Desso), Track (Mondo)
Opened	1972
Tenants
	Colombo FC; Sri Lanka national rugby union team; Sri Lanka national football team; Colombo Lions

Sugathadasa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for football matches rugby union, and also for athletics. The stadium holds 25,000 people and has an on-site hotel.

Stadium usage

The 1991 and 2006 South Asian Games were held in Sugathadasa Stadium. It also hosted the majority of matches for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup. The 2010 IIFA Awards took place here. In 2012, the stadium was home to the Elite Football League of India. In 2002 it hosted the Asian Athletics Championships.

Track

The track was relayed in 2012 by the then sports ministry headed by Mahindananda Aluthgamage, but the track was not done with standard quality and was a waste of public funding. For 3 years, the Sri Lankan national pool is lacking an international track to practice for international meets.^[3]^[4] In 2017 minister Dayasiri Jayasekara announced the re-laying of the track and is expected to open back to the sportsmen and women in December 2017.^[5]

References

^ "SUGATHADASA NATIONAL SPORTS COMPLEX AUTHORITY". www.sportsmin.gov.lk. Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-10-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/sri_lanka.shtml
^ "Sugathadasa Stadium's synthetic track may not be certified by IAAF - Sri Lanka News". Sri Lanka News. 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
^ "Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium Has Gone To Dogs". The Sunday Leader. 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
^ http://www.dailynews.lk/2017/09/14/sports/128191/sugathadasa-track-re-laying-commences

External links

World Stadiums entry

Preceded by Bung Karno Stadium Jakarta	Asian Athletics Championships Venue 2002	Succeeded by Rizal Memorial Stadium Manila

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[1] "SUGATHADASA NATIONAL SPORTS COMPLEX AUTHORITY". www.sportsmin.gov.lk. Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-10-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] ttp://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/sri_lanka.shtml

[3] "Sugathadasa Stadium's synthetic track may not be certified by IAAF - Sri Lanka News". Sri Lanka News. 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2018-02-19.

[4] "Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium Has Gone To Dogs". The Sunday Leader. 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2018-02-19.

[5] ttp://www.dailynews.lk/2017/09/14/sports/128191/sugathadasa-track-re-laying-commences

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