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

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

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, 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.Report to the Council, 15 March 2015
Cardiff Council. Retrieved 22 November 2015. 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 original completion date of the main stadium building and floodlighting of the running track was moved back from May 2008 to early September 2008.Cardiff Athletics Stadium
, Cardiff Council. The stadium has replaced the older Cardiff Athletics Stadium, which has been demolished as part of the overall Leckwith development, which includes the

. 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

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

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