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Chandigarh- countries youngest city has a lot to offer the young generations. The sports facilities are one among them. The city has groomed several sportsmen for the nation. The sports facilities the city offer is of world class standards. Chandigarh has its own Cricket stadium, Hockey stadium, Golf club, Lawn Tennis stadium, have a plenty of swimming pools, Chandigarh Hockey and Football Academy. It is a paradise for sports enthusiasts. The PCA cricket stadium has been in spotlight for several international Cricket match. There are two Hockey stadiums one in sector 42 and another with grass pitch in sector 18. The 18 hole golf club located in sector 6 is the venue for Chandigarh Golf Open Championship. The lawn Tennis stadium has the seating capacity of 4000 people at a time. The Davis cup semi finals are always held here.

The numerous swimming pools in the city are used for recreation as well as sports. There are swimming pools in sector 14, 23 and in Lake Club; the Chandigarh Hockey and Football sports complex located in sector 42 have produced several talented sportsmen.

Chandigarh airport is just 11kms and the railway station is 8km away from the city. It has very good air and rail connectivity with major cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Jammu and Amritsar. The city also offers affordable accommodation facilities.

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Milkha singh was born on December 15, 1971, Chandigarh. He is the son of former Indian Olympian athlete Milkha Singh and his mother is Nirmal Kaur, former captain of the Indian women’s volleyball team.

He is the highest ranked Indian golfer in the world and was the first Indian golfer to become a member of the European Tour. He is also known as Tiger Woods of India.

At the age of 13 he won his first amateur tournament, American Express Championship in Delhi.

Jeev has been a regular in the Asian PGA Tour since the mid 1990s and has bagged a number of major competitions. In 1997 he finished seventh at the European Tour qualifying school, and he joined the tour the following year.

In April 2006, Jeev won the Volvo China Open, becoming the second Indian to win on the European Tour.

Jeev has won several honors and awards. The major awards include Padma Shri, Asian Tour Order of Merit.

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