Cardiff International Sports Village

51°27′5″N 3°10′59″W / 51.45139°N 3.18306°W / 51.45139; -3.18306

Cardiff International Sports Village (Welsh: Pentref Chwaraeon Rhyngwladol Caerdydd) is located in Cardiff Bay in the city of Cardiff, Wales. It is one of the largest regeneration projects currently in the UK and is a public-private funded project.

The site currently has a 50-metre (164 ft) Olympic standard swimming pool, an ice rink and a white water canoeing and kayaking centre.

Upon completion, an indoor snow centre with real snow for skiing and snowboarding, and a hotel were also planned.^[1] Other proposals included a 220-metre (722 ft) observation tower and a super-casino, although both these schemes are unlikely to ever be realised. The sporting facilities were used as a training venue for the London 2012 Olympics^[2] along with the Millennium Stadium, which hosted some of the football.

In 2019, Cardiff Council approved a new ten year masterplan for the International Sports Village site with plans for around 1,000 new apartments, bars, restaurants and leisure facilities.^[3]^[4]

^ "Cardiff International Sports Village – Waterfront Development Volume IV : Non-Technical Summary of the Environmental Statement" (PDF). Greenbank Partnerships & Arup. October 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Olympic training venues – Wales". BBC News. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
^ "International Sports Village Development Strategy". Cardiff Council. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ Discombe, Matt (October 4, 2019). "The plans to transform Cardiff Bay with 1,000 flats plus new bars and restaurants". Walesonline. Retrieved 27 April 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[1] "Cardiff International Sports Village – Waterfront Development Volume IV : Non-Technical Summary of the Environmental Statement" (PDF). Greenbank Partnerships & Arup. October 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Olympic training venues – Wales". BBC News. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2010.

[3] "International Sports Village Development Strategy". Cardiff Council. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[4] Discombe, Matt (October 4, 2019). "The plans to transform Cardiff Bay with 1,000 flats plus new bars and restaurants". Walesonline. Retrieved 27 April 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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