Cardiff International Sports Stadium
| Cardiff International Sports Stadium | |
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| Stadiwm Chawaraeon Rhyngwladol Caerdydd | |
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| Location | Cardiff, Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°28′23″N 3°12′36″W / 51.47306°N 3.21°WCoordinates: 51°28′23″N 3°12′36″W / 51.47306°N 3.21°W |
| Broke ground | March 2007 |
| Built | 2007-08 |
| Opened | 19 January 2009 |
| Owner | Cardiff Council |
| Operator | Cardiff Council |
| Surface | Track & Field (Grass) |
| Construction cost | £5.7million |
| Main contractors | Cowlin[1] |
| Capacity | 4,953 (seated: 2,553; standing: 2,400) |
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| Welsh Athletics Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club Cardiff City L.F.C. Cardiff Grange Harlequins F.C. |
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The Cardiff International Sports Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm Chawaraeon Rhyngwladol Caerdydd), is an athletics stadium in the south of Cardiff, Wales.
Located in the Leckwith area of the city, 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.
Stadium capacity is 4,953; 2,553 seated and 2,400 standing.[2]
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[edit] Development
The stadium includes a gym, meeting rooms, and offices. The field is currently being used by local football teams. 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 stadium includes the Headquarters of Welsh Athletics—the sport's governing body for Wales—and Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club.
The £5.7million project took 46 weeks to build.[5]
[edit] Official Opening
The official opening of Cardiff International Sports Stadium was on 19 January 2010, attended by World Record holder and former Welsh athletics star Colin Jackson.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Work begins on Leckwith athletic stadium
- ^ "Cardiff International Sports Stadium". Cardiff City Council website. Cardiff Council. 2 August 2010. http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2868,2967,3001,4662,4664&id=3299&Positioning_Article_ID=&Language=&parent_directory_id=2865&d1. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ Cardiff Athletics Stadium
- ^ The Leckwith Development
- ^ "Cowlin Winter Newsletter" (pdf). cowlin.co.uk. http://cowlin.co.uk/publications/Cowlin%20News%20Winter%202007.pdf.
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