Cardiff International Sports Campus
Stadiwm Chwaraeon Rhyngwladol Caerdydd | |
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| Location | Leckwith, Cardiff, Wales |
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| Coordinates | 51°28′23″N 3°12′36″W / 51.47306°N 3.21000°W |
| Owner | Cardiff Council |
| Operator | Cardiff Council |
| Capacity | 4,953 (seated: 2,553; standing: 2,400) |
| Surface | Track & Field (Grass) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 2007 |
| Built | 2007-08 |
| Opened | 19 January 2009 |
| Construction cost | £5.7million |
| Main contractors | Cowlin[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Welsh Athletics Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club Cardiff City L.F.C. Cardiff Grange Harlequins F.C. | |
The Cardiff International Sports Stadium (Template:Lang-cy), is an athletics stadium in the Leckwith area of Cardiff, Wales.
The stadium opened in 2009 as part of the major Leckwith Development, which included a new football and rugby stadium, the Cardiff City Stadium, and a retail park.
Development
The original completion date of the main stadium building and floodlighting of the running track was moved back from May 2008 to early September 2008.[2]
The stadium has replaced the older Cardiff Athletics Stadium, which has been demolished as part of the overall Leckwith development, which includes the Cardiff City Stadium.[3]
The £5.7million project took 46 weeks to build.[4]
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Cardiff International Sports Stadium during construction -
Cardiff International Sports Stadium
Official Opening
The official opening of Cardiff International Sports Stadium was on 19 January 2009, attended by former Welsh athletics star Colin Jackson.[5]
Facilities
Stadium capacity is 4,953; 2,553 seated and 2,400 standing.[6]
The stadium includes a gym, AstroTurf pitches, meeting rooms, and offices.
It includes the headquarters of Welsh Athletics—the sport's governing body for Wales—and Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club.
See also
Notes
- ^ Work begins on Leckwith athletic stadium
- ^ Cardiff Athletics Stadium, Cardiff Council.
- ^ The Leckwith Development, Cardiff Council.
- ^ "Cowlin Winter Newsletter" (pdf). cowlin.co.uk.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Jacko back to his roots to open city's new sports arena.", South Wales Echo, 20 January 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Cardiff International Sports Stadium". Cardiff City Council website. Cardiff Council. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
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