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Cardiff International Sports Campus

Athletics venue in Wales

Summary

Athletics venue in Wales

Field	Value
name	Cardiff International Sports Campus
nickname	Campws Chwaraeon Rhyngwladol Caerdydd
logo_image	Cardiff International Sports Stadium logo.jpg
image	Cardiff International Sports Stadium 2009-07-25.JPG
location	Canton, Cardiff, Wales
coordinates
broke_ground	March 2007
built	2007–08
opened	19 January 2009
owner	Cardiff Council
operator	Cardiff and Vale College and Cardiff City House of Sport
surface	Track & Field (Grass)
former_names	Cardiff International Sports Stadium
main_contractors	Cowlin
cost	£5.7 million
tenants	Welsh Athletics
Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club
Cardiff City F.C.
Canton Liberal F.C.
Canton RFC
Cardiff City House of Sport
capacity	4,953 (stadium seated: 2,553; standing: 2,400)

Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club Cardiff City F.C. Canton Liberal F.C. Canton RFC Cardiff City House of Sport

Cardiff International Sports Campus (), is an athletics stadium and playing fields in the Canton area of Cardiff, Wales.

The campus opened in 2009 as part of the major Leckwith Development, which included a new football and rugby stadium, Cardiff City Stadium, and a retail park.

In July 2015, Cardiff Council let the stadium and its grounds to Cardiff and Vale College, who further sublet the sports facilities to Cardiff City House of Sport. This lease runs for 30 years as a result of which the stadium is no longer open to the public during the day, although evening opening is unaffected.

Development

The Air Dome on the Cardiff International Sports Campus

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.

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.

The £5.7million project took 46 weeks to build.

Official opening

The official opening of Cardiff International Sports Campus was on 19 January 2009, attended by former Welsh athletics star Colin Jackson.

Facilities

Stadium capacity is 4,953; 2,553 seated and 2,400 standing.

The stadium includes a gym, AstroTurf pitches, meeting rooms, and offices. It also includes the headquarters of Welsh Athletics—the sport's governing body for Wales—and Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club.

History

In 2015 Cardiff Council approved a proposal put forward by Cardiff and Vale College and the Cardiff City House of Sport to lease Cardiff International Sports Campus.

The venue has hosted football matches, including the home fixtures of Barry Town United and Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying.

Notes

References

[http://www.cowlin.co.uk/news_item_details.php?news_item_id=140 Work begins on Leckwith athletic stadium]
[https://cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s3227/Item%204%20Cabinet%2019%20March%20International%20Stadium.pdf Report to the Council, 15 March 2015], Cardiff Council. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
link. (June 9, 2011 , Cardiff Council.)
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[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Jacko+back+to+his+roots+to+open+city%27s+new+sports+arena.-a0192336833 "Jacko back to his roots to open city's new sports arena."], ''South Wales Echo'', 20 January 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
(2 August 2010). "Cardiff International Sports Stadium". Cardiff Council.
(27 March 2015). "Cardiff International Sports Stadium Plans (27/03/15)".
(2 April 2020). "HOS Archive: Barry Town United in Europe".
(8 July 2019). "Europa League: Cardiff Met 2–1 Progrès Niederkorn".

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