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MOTERA CAPACITY ➤ The Motera Sta- dium was built in 1982 110,000 when the Gujarat govt had sanctioned 50 acres of land for the construction ➤ It debuted in the international cricket in 1983 when India hosted West Indies for a series

Motera has been the venue for a total of 37 international matches. 12 Test matches, 24 ODIs and a lone T20 against Pakistan until now. The last ODI at the venue was played between India and Sri Lanka With Ahmedabad inaugurating in November 2014 the world’s largest cricket stadium by capacity, here’s a look at the other sporting arenas that pack in crowds in thousands

hen US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the Text: Sunday ET new stadium in Ahmedabad, RUNGRADO MAY DAY STADIUM THE BIG HOUSE [MICHIGAN, USA] the world got its [PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA] WBIGGEST CRICKET STADIUM KEY EVENT US President Lyndon B Johnson’s BY CAPACITY. Here are KEY EVENT HOSTED Great Society program Arirang Festival the other stadia HOSTED which can rival he Michigan Stadium, nicknamed The Big House, he world’s largest stadium (for all games) came up out the grand was built in 1927, originally meant to house of a contest of one-upmanship between the two Motera. T 72,000. But following several renovations, it TKoreas. After Seoul hosted the 1988 Olympic Games, can now seat nearly 110,000. The largest North Korea intensified efforts to build something grand. This capacity crowd it has ever witnessed, howev- resulted in Pyongyang successfully bidding for the World Festival er, came during an inter-college of Youth & Students in 1989. Among the large-scale preparations match. As the University of Michigan and for these games was the construction of the Rungrado May Day the Notre Dame Fighting Irish faced off, Stadium. Inaugurated on May 1, 1989, the stadium can seat 115,109 people were in the stands. In 1964, 114,000, although North Korea claimed it’s 150,000. Today, it President Lyndon B Johnson gave a hosts the annual Arirang games, recognised by the Guinness CAPACITY speech at the stadium, whereby he CAPACITY 114,000 Records as the largest gymnastic display in the world. outlined his ‘Great Society’ programme. Lyndon B Johnson 109,318

MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND SOCCER CITY [, ] CAPACITY 101,799 [MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA] KEY EVENT ’s first speech KEY EVENT 1992 and 2015 HOSTED upon release from prison HOSTED World Cup finals he newest stadium on this list, Johannesburg’s ntil last week, the fabled MCG was Soccer City, only came into being in 1989. the world’s largest cricket arena. T Within a year, it was already witnessing his- U It’s also one of the oldest grounds tory. Nelson Mandela, upon his release from prison, in the world, built in 1853. Known simply addressed his first speech at this ground. When as the ‘G’, it’s primarily a cricket stadium, the anti-apartheid icon died in 2013, the ground although it hosts Aussie Rules Football matches as hosted a memorial service. In between, the well. And while cricket gives the ground its name, ground, then known as FNB Stadium, was renamed Australia won the football provides it with the funds, since crowds at 2015 World Cup final as Soccer City, just in time for the 2010 World Cup. AFL outnumber anything cricket can throw up. Nelson Mandela on home turf [CALIFORNIA, USA] KEY EVENT 1994 World Cup final HOSTED Brazil lift the 1994 World Cup asadena’s Rose Bowl has seen works on July 4, and the Pasadena two Olympic finals, two fireworks are said to be among the P World Cup finals and five best in the country. Super Bowls. But what gives it its Built in 1922, the Rose Bowl origi- annual moment in the sun is the nally looked like a horseshoe, but Rose Bowl Game, a post-season col- authorities realised they could put lege football match on New Year’s the space to better use and built Day. It also has the privilege of more stands. This renovation made CAPACITY 100,024 hosting the Independence Day fire- the stadium look like a ‘bowl’. CAPACITY 94,807 DID YOU KNOW THERE IS A WORLD OF PEN PALS OUT THERE?

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