G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium
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G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium is a sports stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 in Hyderabad. It has a capacity of 30,000 spectators.

The Stadium

It is an ultra modern stadium with 8 line competition synthetic athletic track and 4-lane synthetic practice track. It uses the latest high-mast lighting for day-night events and provides obstruction-free viewing for all spectators and is a very picturesque stadium amidst breath-taking landscape. The stadium was named in the memory of G. M. C. Balayogi
G. M. C. Balayogi
Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi was an Indian lawyer and politician.Growing up in a small village, Balayogi had to travel to Guttenadeevi village for his primary education...

, an incumbent Speaker of Lok Sabha
Speaker of Lok Sabha
The Speaker is the presiding officer of the lower house of Parliament of India. His/her role is similar to that of Speakers elsewhere in other countries that use the Westminster system of government....

 who died in an air crash.

The 2003 Afro-Asian Games
2003 Afro-Asian Games
The 2003 Afro-Asian Games, officially known as the First Afro-Asian Games or I Afro-Asian Games and unofficially known as the Inaugural Afro-Asian Games, was a major international multi-sport event held in Hyderabad, India, from October 24 to November 1, 2003.The Afro-Asian Games...

 were also held in this stadium.In which more than 30,000 people came to watch the amazing opening ceremony.The opening ceremony was about 2 hours and forty minutes with an amazing laser show son-et-lumiere.
About 2,800 Kuchipudi
Kuchipudi
Kuchipudi is a Classical Indian dance form Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also popular all over South India. Kuchipudi is the name of a village in the Divi Taluka of Krishna district that borders the Bay of Bengal and with resident Brahmins practicing this traditional dance form, it acquired the...

artistes performed the centuries old dance on 26 December 2010, to earn a place in the Guinness World Records.
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