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 minister has been quite active and has taken a few quick decisions to fast-track overall Sports development in the state and make Nadu a model for sports in the country. The State Government is keen on developing the grassroots-level Infrastructure, scout talent across the state and train them for the future, and also setting up three state-of-the-art Centres for Sports Science in Tamil Nadu.
Moreover, Udhayanidhi has requested the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union minister of youth affairs and sports Anurag Thakur to allot Khelo India to Tamil Nadu next year.
The minister revealed that the state government will spend 25 crore to renovate five stadiums Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, Nungambakkam Tennis Stadium and Velachery Aquatic Complex soon.