The stadium is famous for its wrestlers, such as Yogeshwar Dutt, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Sushil Kumar, Bajrang Punia, Amit Kumar Dahiya and Aman Sehrawat who have won medals at Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and numerous world championships.

The stadium also hosts athletics, basketball, archery, football and kabaddi matches.

[5][6] The stadium is named after Maharaja Chhatrasal whose figure is mounted with black marble near the entry gate.

During the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games it was renovated with a new and advanced track.

The stadium is often closed on Sundays while training for various disciplines takes place in the morning and evening times.