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Cardiff International Sports Campus (Welsh: Campws Chwaraeon Rhyngwladol Caerdydd), is an athletics stadium and playing fields in the Canton area of Cardiff, Wales.
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| Former names | Cardiff International Sports Stadium |
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| Location | Canton, Cardiff, Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°28′23″N 3°12′36″W |
| Owner | Cardiff Council |
| Operator | Cardiff and Vale College and Cardiff City House of Sport |
| Capacity | 4,953 (stadium seated: 2,553; standing: 2,400) |
| Surface | Track & Field (Grass) |
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| Broke ground | March 2007 |
| Built | 2007–08 |
| Opened | 19 January 2009 |
| Construction cost | £5.7 million |
| Main contractors | Cowlin[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Welsh Athletics Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club Cardiff City F.C. Canton Liberal F.C. Canton RFC Cardiff City House of Sport | |
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.[2] 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.
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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.[3]
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.[4]
The £5.7million project took 46 weeks to build.[5]
The official opening of Cardiff International Sports Campus was on 19 January 2009, attended by former Welsh athletics star Colin Jackson.[6]
Stadium capacity is 4,953; 2,553 seated and 2,400 standing.[7]
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.
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.[8]
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