{"id":5368,"date":"2026-04-19T01:37:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T20:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/almost-there-citys-first-ice-rink-in-dwarka-to-be-ready-by-aug-delhi-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T01:37:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T20:07:04","slug":"almost-there-citys-first-ice-rink-in-dwarka-to-be-ready-by-aug-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/almost-there-citys-first-ice-rink-in-dwarka-to-be-ready-by-aug-delhi-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost there! City\u2019s first ice rink in Dwarka to be ready by Aug | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-47529300,imgsize-110164,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/47529300.jpg\" alt=\"Almost there! City\u2019s first ice rink in Dwarka to be ready by Aug\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">New Delhi:<\/span> City\u2019s first ice rink at Dwarka Sector 23 sports complex is set to be ready by Aug.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Spread over 4,200 sqm, the facility will feature a 60m x 30m rink along with associated infrastructure. <!-- -->It is expected to host national and international sporting events in the future.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>\u201cDelhi-NCR may have ice skating and adventure sites, but this will be a proper rink matching Olympic standards,\u201d an official said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cThe place would serve the dual purpose of providing recreational avenues to the people of Delhi, besides creating state-of-the-art infrastructure for training sports enthusiasts. Currently, the civil construction is almost completed and progress on internal fittings will take time to ensure proper temperature control for the ice rink,\u201d said a senior DDA official.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Located within the cloverleaf at Dwarka Sports Complex in Sector 23, the facility lies along the Urban Extension Road and will be accessible from the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/dwarka-expressway\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Dwarka Expressway<\/a> as well as the airport tunnel linking Dwarka Sector 21 to Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Being developed under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, the project\u2019s construction and operations are being handled by a private agency in collaboration with international partners on a 15-year licence fee basis.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>\u201cWith growing interest in niche sports such as ice hockey, ice skating, figure skating and curling across India, DDA officials were asked to explore the possibility of creating such a facility in Delhi,\u201d officials said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Given Delhi\u2019s long and intense summer months, the ice rink is also expected to emerge as a unique indoor recreational destination with a climate-controlled environment.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The Sector 8 Centre of Excellence, spread over 23.3 acres, was developed for boxing, wrestling, weightlifting and taekwondo, and was inaugurated in May. The third centre, dedicated to tennis and shooting at Sector 19, Dwarka, is under construction.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/almost-there-citys-first-ice-rink-in-dwarka-to-be-ready-by-aug\/articleshow\/130361636.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: City\u2019s first ice rink at Dwarka Sector 23 sports complex is set to be ready by Aug.Spread over 4,200 sqm, the facility will feature a 60m x 30m rink along with associated infrastructure. It is expected to host national and international sporting events in the future.\u201cDelhi-NCR may have ice skating and adventure sites, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5368","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-delhi"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}