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T20 World Cup 2022 Venues: At a Glance
Starting on October 16, ICC T20 World Cup 2022 tournament’s final will be held on November 13. 16 teams are participating in this event. Australia hosts this year’s T20 World Cup. Though Australia has around 30 active stadiums, a few of those are used for international cricket matches. However, the host country has prepared 7 stadiums for the 45 matches of this event. Let’s get to know the venues of 2022 ICC T20 Men’s World Cup tournament.
7 Venues of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
T20 World Cup 2022 will be hosted in seven nationwide stadiums. The following is the details of each stadium.
Adelaide Oval
Located in Adelaide, Adelaide Oval is the home of the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) and the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). The ground has a capacity of 53,500 and is one of the most significant grounds in Australia.
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8 Stadiums of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Qatar is going to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup in November. And the country will host all 64 matches in newly built 8 stadiums. The tournament will take place in Lusail Stadium, Al Bayt Stadium, Stadium 974, Khalifa International Stadium, Education City Stadium, Al Thumama Stadium, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, and Al Janoub Stadium. Let's get to know more about these stadiums. Let’s discuss the stadiums of the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup.
8 Stadiums of Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022
Lusail Stadium
This is Qatar's biggest stadium of all eight stadiums having 80,000 seats. The Lusail Stadium is also where the final match for the FIFA World Cup is to occur. The construction began in the year 2017 and was done in 2021, with an estimated cost of $767 million.
Because of its convenient position in Lusail, a new metropolis will be created called Lusail City. The stadium's strategic planning included building a tram system, luscious parks, and overall, the perfect environment for a friendly environment for the community to grow. And once the tournament is over, schools, cafes, clinics, shopping centres, etc., will be built around it, making it the biggest and most important stadium in Qatar.
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Al Bayt Stadium
The Al Bayt Stadium is important due to its historical correlation with nomadic people in Qatar. The stadium's structure having a tent-like shape was inspired due to its traditional nomadic tents. The construction of the Al Bayt Stadium began in the year 2014 and was completed by the end of 2021, with the construction cost being $847 million.
JS body for immediate opening of unused stadiums
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Youth and Sports Ministry on Tuesday recommended the government to take steps for immediately opening all the country’s unused and locked stadiums for the development of sports.
The recommendation came at the 16th meeting of the parliamentary watchdog held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban with its chairman Abdullah Al Islam Jakob in the chair, said a Parliament handout.
In the meeting, the committee asked the ministry to complete the unfinished works of a project soon to make upazila-level Sheikh Russel mini stadiums ready for sports.
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The parliamentary body suggested the ministry to take necessary measures to upgrade the post of Youth Development Officer under the Department of Youth Development to class-I post.
The meeting also discussed the activities of the National Sports Council and Bangladesh Cycling Federation.
The committee congratulated its member and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan (Papan) as he was reelected the BCB president unopposed.
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The parliamentary body also thanked Papan as he announced there to provide modern bicycles to the Bangladesh Cycling Federation.
Other committee members- State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russel, Mahbub Ara Begum Gini, Abdus Salam Murshedi, Jewel Areng and Zakia Tabassum- attended the meeting.