Assam Renames Sarusajai Sports Complex After Sporting Legend Bhogeswar Baruah

GUWAHATI: In a significant move, the Assam Cabinet has approved the renaming of the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, popularly known as the Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati. The stadium will now be called the Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah Sports Complex, in honour of the legendary Assamese athlete. The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday, May 28.

Bhogeswar Baruah is one of Assam’s most celebrated athletes. He made history by winning a gold medal in the 800-metre race at the 1966 Asian Games. Baruah is the first Assamese sportsperson to receive the prestigious Arjuna Award, a national recognition for excellence in sports.

Authorities originally built the stadium in 2007, a prominent multi-purpose facility situated in Lokhra, Guwahati, to host the 33rd National Games of India. Later, the authorities named the stadium as Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in tribute to the late Indira Gandhi, India’s third Prime Minister.

CM Sarma further stated that in addition to the Sarusajai Sports Complex, the cabinet also approved several other significant renamings and initiatives, including the renaming of the State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) to Golap Borbora State Institute of Panchayat & Rural Development, Assam, as a tribute to the birth centenary of Gulap Borbora.

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