Sports Facilities
- Nehru Stadium is the biggest sports stadium in the town . It has a huge football ground, basketball and volleyball courts, athletic tracks, modern fully equipped gymnasium etc. It is managed by Durgapur Steel Plant Authority.
- ASP stadium is another sporting center with a large ground, with all facilities for cricket, football, gymnastics, etc. It is managed by the Alloy Steel Plant Authority.
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Stadium is a newly developed stadium, run by the Durgapur Municipal Corporation .Its football ground is one of the best in Durgapur.
- Sidhu Kanu Indoor Stadium is one of the best indoor stadiums of East India . It houses many sporting organisation and sporting association of Burdwan district as well as of Durgapur. Among them Durgapur Sub-divisional Women's Sports Association, School Sports Association-Durgapur Sub-division, Burdwan District Badminton Association, Burdwan District Table Tennis Association, Burdwan District Physical Culture Association are few to name.
Some sporting clubs like Durgapur Boys Club, Santos Club, Tansen Athletic club etc. are active in the sporting sphere of the town, which organize sporting events for young people.
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