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{{short description|Multipurpose outdoor/indoor stadium in Hyderabad, India}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
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| name                = G. M. C. Balayogi Indoor Stadium
| image               = Gachibowli Indoor 09.JPG
| image_size          = 300px
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| former_names        = Gachibowli Indoor Stadium
| location            = [[Gachibowli]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]
| coordinates         = {{Coord|17|26|53.38|N|78|20|42.62|E|}}
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| built               = 2002<ref name=akm>{{cite web|first=Amarnath K.|last=Menon|title=Rs 250 crore National Games in Hyderabad enthuses organisers more than athletes|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/20021216-rs-250-crore-national-games-in-hyderabad-enthuses-organisers-more-than-athletes-793872-2002-12-16|date=December 16, 2002|website=indiatoday.in|access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref>
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| owner               = Sports Authority of Telangana State
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| architect           = STUP Consultants
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| general_contractor  = Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd
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| capacity            = 5,000
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| dimensions          = 60 m radius
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| tenants             = [[Telugu Titans]]
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[[File:Gachibowli Indoor 43.JPG|thumb|300px|Gachibowli Indoor Stadium]]
'''G. M. C. Balayogi Indoor Stadium''' is an [[indoor arena]] located in [[Hyderabad, India]]. It holds 5,000 people. It is located in the [[Gachibowli]] suburb. The stadium was built in 2002 headed by [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]] Government to host the 2003 Afro-Asian games.<ref name=akm/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031018/spr-trib.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sports Tribune|website=m.tribuneindia.com|access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sats.telangana.gov.in/indoor-stadium-ac-multipurpose-gachibowli-hyd-2/|title=Indoor Stadium A/C, Multipurpose – Gachibowli, HYD|access-date=2020-04-22|archive-date=25 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425100645/http://sats.telangana.gov.in/indoor-stadium-ac-multipurpose-gachibowli-hyd-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The indoor stadium is located beside the [[International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad|Hyderabad International Institute of Information Technology]]. The [[Sport venue|venue]] hosted the [[2009 BWF World Championships]]. It is one of the home arenas for the India's prime basketball league, the [[UBA Pro Basketball League]].<ref>[http://www.indiansportsnews.com/other-sports/basketball-news/38988-uba-pro-basketball-league-delhi-capitals-chennai-slam-set-up-final-clash UBA Pro Basketball League: Delhi Capitals, Chennai Slam set up final clash] Indian Sports News, 31 March 2016. Accessed 5 May 2017.</ref> In 2017, 3rd edition of TEDxHyderabad was conducted in Gachibowli Indoor Stadium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tedxhyderabad.com/tedxhyderabad-2017/|title=TEDxHyderabad 2017 – Gallery|date=27 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/nene-raju-nene-mantri-actor-rana-daggubati-impresses-audience-as-a-storyteller-at-tedxhyderabad-see-photos-4858862/|title=Photos: Nene Raju Nene Mantri actor Rana Daggubati impresses audience as a storyteller at TedxHyderabad|date=24 September 2017}}</ref>
==Central arena==
The central playing arena measures 60 metres by 40 metres in size and consists of a [[basketball]] court and six [[badminton]] courts. The indoor stadium can also host other sporting events such as [[kabaddi]], [[taekwondo]], [[Table Tennis|table tennis]], [[boxing]], [[judo]], [[wrestling]] and [[Olympic weightlifting|weight lifting]].
==Pedestrian bridge==
The design of the indoor stadium involves segregation of spectators' access from the access of sports-persons and officials. Four large pedestrian bridges placed at the four cardinal points allow access to the spectators directly to the stands at the up-per level.
A combination of ramps and staircases lead the spectator to a height of 3m from ground level, from where a 4m wide steel-truss bridge of 12m span leads the spectators to a circumferential corridor from where they enter into the stands.
==See also==
* [[G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium]]
* [[List of stadiums in Hyderabad, India]]
* [[2002 National Games of India]]
* [[2003 Afro-Asian Games]]
==References==
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{{Badminton in India}}
{{Wrestling in India}}
{{Pro Kabaddi League}}
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[[Category:Indoor arenas in India]]
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[[Category:Sport in Hyderabad, India]]
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[[Category:Wrestling in India]]
[[Category:Basketball venues in India]]
[[Category:Boxing venues in India]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Telangana]]
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