International hockey will return to the city after a gap of 16 years with the mens Asian Championship, to be held here at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in the last week of August this year. The mens Asia Cup hockey championship in 2007 was the last international hockey event that happened in Chennai.
The dates for the event have not been finalised yet but itll tentatively be held in the last week of August. Representatives from Hockey India have inspected the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium and suggested a few things to change. We will make all the necessary changes (such as re-laying the astro-turf) and get the stadium ready on time, Naduminister for youth welfare andsportsdevelopmentUdhayanidhi Stalintold the media during an interaction.
International hockey will return to the city after a gap of 16 years with the mens Asian Championship, to be held here at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in the last week of August this year. The mens Asia Cup hockey championship in 2007 was the last international hockey event that happened in Chennai.
The dates for the event have not been finalised yet but itll tentatively be held in the last week of August. Representatives from Hockey India have inspected the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium and suggested a few things to change. We will make all the necessary changes (such as re-laying the astro-turf) and get the stadium ready on time,Tamil Naduminister for youth welfare andSports“>sportsdevelopmentUdhayanidhi Stalintold the media during an interaction