Narendra Modi Stadium

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
2. What is the year of completion?2020
3. Why did India build a new stadium instead of using the old one?The old Sardar Patel Stadium was too small for the growing popularity of cricket and needed new, world‑class features. Building a new stadium on the same site allowed India to create a bigger, more modern venue.
4. Who designed and built the Narendra Modi Stadium?The international design firm Populous created the plans, and the Indian company Larsen & Toubro built it.

Cricket World Cup: An international championship of One Day International cricket, contested every four years.
Day-Night Test Match: A format of Test cricket played with a pink ball under artificial lights, allowing for extended playing hours.
Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA): The governing body for cricket in the Indian state of Gujarat.