The Andheri Sports Complex also known as Shahaji Raje Krida Sankul is a multi-purpose facility located on Veera Desai Road in Andheri West, Mumbai, India. It was built in 1988 at Rs. 30 crore for schools that lacked the necessary infrastructure to hold sports meets.[2] The complex is used for both national level sports tournaments like squash, boxing, tennis and karate. The sports complex has an olympic size swimming pool and a diving pool with 4 diving levels.
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| Location | Veera Desai Road, Andheri West, Mumbai, 400053 India |
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| Owner | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation |
| Capacity | 20,000[1] |
| Opened | 1988 |
Overview
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation opened the World Cup cricket gallery for public viewing in January 2012. The gallery displays statues of the Indian players who were part of the teams that won the Cricket World Cups for India in 1983 and 2011. The gallery also showcases memorabilia like cricket kits, photographs and cricket bats bearing autographs of prominent players since the World Cup event started in 1975. The gallery was inaugurated by legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar.[3]
A number of Bollywood films have been shot in the complex and its stadium has been used for commercial entertainment programmes like the Star Screen Awards, pop music concerts like those of Michael Jackson, who performed here on November 1, 1996 as part of his HIStory World Tour.[4] Charity organizations also make use of the center. Actor Salman Khan performed at a charity event at the center in October to raise money for the victims of the 2008 Bihar flood.[5]
A football stadium is the next upcoming project which is aimed at completion in time for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in 2017[6]
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to keep the ground only for sports centric events. They have started work on the turf towards creating a football stadium. The stadium will have a capacity of 18,000 seats.[7]
Andheri Sports Complex Swimming Pool
The Pool is one of the few functional Olympic Sized Swimming pools in Mumbai with a Four level Diving pool. The Pool has a Chlorine Filtration System and is maintained by the BMC. The popular name for the pool is Shahaji Raje Krida Sankul Jalataran Talav. The pool is used for numerous competitions and for training aspiring swimmers for short and long distance swimming competitions and is open to the public on all days except Mondays and select Bank Holidays.
Pool Timings
- Mornings from 06:00 AM to 09:45 AM
- Evenings from 05:00 PM to 07:45 PM
- Afternoons reserved for exclusive use by Ladies.
Gallery
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Andheri Sports Complex Diving Pool -
Andheri Sports Complex Olympic Size Swimming pool -
Andheri Sports Complex Swimming Pool -
Andheri sports complex stadium
References
- ^ "Live Earth will have an encore in India". The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ "Focus on sports, not shows". Mumbai Mirror. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "World Cup cricket gallery thrown open for public in Mumbai". Daily Bhaskar. 4 Jan 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Michael Jackson History Tour Dates". Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Salman Khan to help Bihar flood victims". Rediff.com. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ Singh, Vijay. "Mumbai to get world-class football stadium in Andheri sports complex". No. Mumbai - City edition. "Times Of India". Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ Bali, Rahul (25 July 2015). "Thackeray keen on Andheri Sports Complex to be used for India games". Retrieved 9 January 2016.
External links
Media related to Andheri Sports Complex at Wikimedia Commons
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