Hockey fans will watch  world cup  matches  live on two big screens in the newly built hockey stadium in Jajpur

By Akshya Rout

 Jajpur,Jan 7: The district administration of Jajpur has arranged all the  World Cup hockey  matches live  on big screens in  the newly built hockey stadium at Jajpur town. The sports department constructed  the hockey stadium at Jajpur town at the cost of Rs15 crores recently with a capacity of 2500 people.  We expect a larger turnout in the stadium to watch the live actions of the  hockey players of 16 countries. 

 All the matches will be shown on the two giant screens in the stadium from 13 January to 29 January.  Live matches on the big screens  will give hockey lovers   an experience to cherish for long,  said Fakir Mohan Tudu, the District Sports Officer.  Around 3000 hockey fans can watch all the matches in this hockey stadium.

Jajpur MLA Pranab Prakash Das, Taraprasad Mishra the Chief Engineer of Rural Development Department and other officials  are now busy arranging proper sitting arrangements of the  hockey fans in the stadium.

This stadium is the only hockey stadium in the district, added Tudu.  Fans will be able to watch all the  matches beginning with the first match between  Argentina  and  South Africa  on 13 January.  We can watch the live screening of the World  Cup matches   on the big screen in the stadium , said  Malay Das , a college student of Jajpur.