New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- The capital's iconic Jawaharlal Nehru stadium will be demolished and a world class sport city will be built on its 102 acre area.

Highly placed sources in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports told UNI on Monday that sports centers in Qatar and Australia are being studied as models for the upcoming sports city in Delhi's Lodhi Road area.

"A world class multi sport center will come up at the venue of the JLN stadium, and best centers of Qatar and Australia are being studied for the project" said the source on condition of anonimity.

He did not wish to divulge the timeline for this project as of now.

The historic Jawaharlal Nehru stadium has a 60,000 plus seating capacity and was designed and constructed to meet t...