Stadium with capacity of 80 thousand spectators turned into debris in a few seconds, VIDEO goes viral

Shah Alam Stadium: Malaysia's famous Shah Alam Stadium with a capacity of 80,000 spectators has been demolished. The Malaysian government has taken this decision due to security reasons, and it was also not being maintained properly for many years. This stadium was considered unsafe in the year 2020, after which the government decided to destroy it. The process of demolishing this stadium has started in July 2024 and it is expected to be completely destroyed by May 2025.

This historic stadium has been witness to major events including concerts by many international artists. The video of its demolition is going viral on social media. This stadium is also special because matches of English clubs like Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham have also taken place on it. This stadium will now be replaced by Shah Alam Sports Complex.

The famous Shah Alam stadium, which held up to 80,000 people, was epically blown up in Malaysia

One of the largest stadiums in the world recognized as emergency in 2020. It was ordered to be demolished.

Complete dismantling will be completed next year. pic.twitter.com/8V7WipeZZC

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) September 25, 2024

NZ vs SL: Dinesh Chandimal roared against the Kiwis, made a place in the club of giants by scoring 16th century.

New stadium will be built by 2029

The new stadium will have a spectator capacity of between 35,000 and 45,000 and will primarily host football matches. The Shah Alam Sports Complex project is estimated to be completed by 2029. The stadium has played an important role in Malaysian sports since its opening. However, it has been neglected for a long time, after which it is finally being demolished.

#BREAKING The Shah Alam Stadium in Malaysia, an 80,000-seat venue previously declared unsafe in 2020, was demolished using controlled #explosives.

#Malaysia #Demolition #ShahAlamStadium #Shah Alam Stadium #JackyCheung #stadium #malaysia2024 #viralvideo #ViralVideos #viral pic.twitter.com/XX2aGDRevQ

— Sujit Gupta (@sujitnewslive) September 25, 2024

There was once the world's largest stadium

Let us tell you that this stadium, built 30 years ago with a capacity of 80 thousand spectators, was once the largest stadium in the world, but in 2020 it was considered completely bad. After this, the Malaysian government planned to build a new stadium in its place within a year. The original Shah Alam Stadium began construction on 1 January 1990 and was officially opened on 16 July 1994. An exhibition match was held at the stadium on 29 July 2008 between the Malaysia Select team and Chelsea, where the English team managed to win the match 2–0 thanks to goals from Nicolas Anelka and Ashley Cole.

IPL 2025: Will Ashish Nehra remain the head coach of Gujarat Titans next year also? Big update came out

The post Stadium with a capacity of 80 thousand spectators turned into debris in a few seconds, VIDEO went viral appeared first on obnews.