Archive · 6 Sep 2025
Rajgir Sports Complex: Reviving Bihar's Place in Sports
Imagine a giant playground for sports in a place called Rajgir, Bihar.
This playground cost a lot of money and has fancy equipment for lots of different games!
It's also got a special school inside where you can learn to be a great athlete.
This place is called the Rajgir Sports Complex, and it's trying to make Bihar a big name in sports again.
They hope to train the next generation of sports stars and host big events like the Asia Cup.
It aims to be a place where athletes from all over India can come to train and become champions!
The Rajgir Sports Complex (RSC) in Bihar cost Rs 750 crore to build and offers facilities for 24 sports.
The complex includes the Bihar Sports University, making it unique in India.
A 40,000-capacity cricket stadium is under construction.
The hockey stadium at RSC hosted the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy and the ongoing men’s Asia Cup.
The RSC aims to be a high-performance center for athletes, especially from eastern and northeastern India.
- Who
- The Rajgir Sports Complex (RSC) in Rajgir, Bihar
- What
- A state-of-the-art sports complex with world-class facilities and the Bihar Sports University.
- When
- Construction began in 2012, paused during COVID, and completed recently; the men’s Asia Cup is currently underway.
- Where
- Rajgir, Bihar, India
- Why
- To redefine Bihar's place in Indian sports, revive sporting legacy, and create a high-performance center.
- Investment
- Rs 750 crore
- Sports Facilities
- 24 different sports
- Location
- Rajgir, Bihar
- Key Feature
- Houses Bihar Sports University
- Director General & CEO
- Raveendran Sankaran, IPS