National Sports Complex
The National Sports Complex is located at Bukit Jalil, about 20KM south of KL and it spreads over 120 hectares. It was built by United Engineers (M) Berhad and was officially opened on 11th July, 1998. The total cost of this world class complex is RM800 million.
The dream of a national sports complex was first mooted by our second Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak in 1973. It took us 25 years to realize.
The Complex consists of:
. National Stadium. Putra Stadium
. National Aquatic Centre
. National Squash Centre
. National Hockey Stadium
The Venue: Putra stadium
This multi-purpose indoor stadium is designed as a sports centre and venue for functions such as concerts, expositions, gatherings and conferences. Its sleek facade and broad vaulted roof characterize its universal appeal.
The stadium can accommodate 16,000 spectators on 13,000 upholstered permanent seats and 3,000 retractable seats. Visitors have open, unobstructed access into the stadium from the surrounding pedestrian plazas as entrances are conveniently located on three sides of the building.
The Putra Stadium was the venue for the gymnastic events during the Kuala Lumpur '98 - XVI Commonwealth Games.
The rectangular indoor arena is built like a black box where no light can penetrate, allowing shows and events to be held during the day without problems. The maximum arena size is 69 metres x 39.4 metres and can be adjusted to various formats to suit different sports activities.
The functional areas are located on the two basement floor levels below the main concourse level, securing the segregation of spectators from athletes, press personnel and VIPs. The arena level has dedicated areas for participants, competition management, technical plant rooms and training, as well as a warn-up hall at the rear which can be used as a preparation area for concerts and also for private functions.
A series of rooms are provided as house control centres for lighting, public address sound systems, broadcasting, commentaries and interpretation services.
Conditioned air is fed through diffusers beneath the seats directly into the occupied zone.
A four-sided, full colour video matrix scoreboard provides fast action video displays and event information. The stadium has an advance sound system which provides 103 dB power and a preprogrammed floodlighting system (of up to 1,500 lux) to illuminate the arena.
The spacious back door to the arena can facilitate loading of the materials for stage build-up and preparatory work for events to be held. The large external courtyard which links the stadium and the training hall serves as a loading area for this purpose. It is spacious enough to accommodate fourteen 40ft containers to enable efficient and speedy construction and dismantling of specialist apparatus in the arena.
