As far as hockey in the commonwealth Games 2010 is concerned, the Dhyan Chand National Stadium has been chosen as the venue for the sport event of Hockey.
Lal Krishna Advani, the then Home Minister of India, dedicated this national stadium to the Dhyan Chand, the legendary hockey player. The stadium often referred to as the “temple of Indian hockey”. Dhyan Chand National Stadium, which is going to serve as one of the venues of the sporting events in the commonwealth games 2010, is a is a field hockey stadium. It is located at Patiala House in new Delhi. Named after the great hockey player and former captain of the Indian Hockey team, the Dhyan Chand National Stadium has the capacity to accommodate about twenty five thousand people. There is a cricket coaching center in this particular New Delhi stadium. The Indian cricket player, Ms.Sunita Sharma, comes to this stadium to provide coaching in cricket. She is the winner of the prestigious Dronacharya Award. She won this award for her great performances in cricket.
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