Sports
- Hockey
Rourkela has always been proud to produce some of the best hockey players for India. Indian captain Dilip Tirkey and deep defender Lazarus Barlahave started their careers from here. Rourkela has Special Hockey Hostels for Kids, upbringing the next generation players with some of the best amenities. It has produced as many as 4 Arjuna Awardees including Mrs. Minati Mohapatra. Olympians of repute like Paralympian Roshan and Rachita Mistry are from this city. Indian national cricketer Sanjay Raul and the Under-19 world cup representative Chandrakant Barik play from this city. Former National 'B' champion in chess and second only to Viswanathan Anand in national 'A' Mr Pabitra Mohan Mohanty is a proud sporting son of the city.
The city has a sports hub of two stadiums and few other sports grounds located in sector-6. The two stadiums are Ispat Stadium and a beautiful Astro-turf Hockey Stadium. There is a basketball ground, a chess hall, and a well maintained volley-ball ground near-by. The indoor stadium at sector-20 hosts the badminton and Table Tennis events.
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