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Sports city planned in place of JLN Stadium: Ministry
The Morning Standard
|November 11, 2025
THE Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium in the capital, which recently installed new Mondo tracks reportedly costing around ₹50 crore, is set for a massive transformation. According to sources in the sports ministry, the iconic stadium could soon make way for a sprawling "sports city.
The stadium, which hosted the 1982 Asian Games and the 2010 Commonwealth Games, may be dismantled to pave the way for new structures across its 102-acre complex. During the 2010 CWG, the facility underwent extensive renovation worth ₹950 crore.
This story is from the November 11, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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