Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, Sports complex in Kaloor, India
Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, known locally as Kaloor Stadium, is a multi-purpose venue in Kaloor, Kochi, with two continuous tiers of yellow and blue seating around a rectangular grass field. Angled white beams rise from the top of the stands to carry the roof, and two floodlight towers hold panels of lights. Advertising boards line the low wall along the pitch, and the outer circle measures 1.3 kilometres.
Built as a cricket stadium, it was inaugurated in 1996 by President Shankar Dayal Sharma and completed under V. Joseph Thomas of the Greater Cochin Development Authority. The 1997 Nehru Cup, its first tournament, drew about 100,000 people to India vs Iraq. Cricket dominated from 1998, with the first ODI against Australia on 1 April 1998; the Sachin Tendulkar pavilion was named on 21 November 2013.
The stadium is named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister. Its stands were built in a cricket configuration, earning it the label "noisiest cricket stadium in the world". Since 2014 it has been the home ground of Kerala Blasters FC, whose fans set a recorded 128 dB during the 2016 ISL final against Atlético de Kolkata. The venue also hosts exhibitions, cinema events and political rallies.
The complex has powerful floodlights for evening events and is reachable by several public transport options. Visitors find entrances on different sides of the facility, depending on the seating area.
During the 2016 Indian Super League final, the noise level inside the facility reached 128 decibels, one of the highest sound levels ever recorded at a sports venue. For comparison, a jackhammer generates around 120 decibels.
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