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The Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, which is located at the Indraprastha Estate in the eastern region of New Delhi, is the largest indoor sports arena in India and the third-largest in Asia. Built by the Government of India in 1982 in order to host the indoor games events in the 1982 Asian Games, the arena's grounds cover an area of . Since its construction, the arena hosted a number of other tournaments as well. The facility seats 14,348〔http://d2010.thecgf.com/indira_gandhi_sports_complex〕 people and is named after former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Indira Gandhi Arena ) 〕 The venue hosts several political events, music events and sports events like tennis and kabaddi. Since its inception, the arena has been repeatedly renovated and modernized. Equipped with soundproof synthetics walls, lighting systems, and audio system, the arena underwent another renovation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.〔 It was renovated for the 2010 Commonwealth Games at a cost of Rs. 240 crore. () A new air-conditioned Velodrome has been built costing Rs 150 crore (U$33.76 million).() The stadium hosted matches of first ever "International Tennis Premium League" tournament played on 6 December 2014 to 8 December 2014. Tennis club Indian Aces are tenants. The venue is hosting an official WWE live event which will be the first WWE live event to take place in India after 13 years. The event is to be held on January the 15th & 16th, 2016. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Indira Gandhi Arena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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