Seating capacity Seating capacity Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, in terms of both the physical space available, and limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats hundreds of thousands of people. The largest sporting venue in the world, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, has a permanent seating capacity for more than 235,000 people and infield seating that raises capacity to an approximate 400,000. Safety is a primary concern in determining the seating capacity of a
Cardiff International Sports Stadium although evening opening is unaffected. 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. The official opening of Cardiff International Sports Stadium was on 19 January 2009, attended by former Welsh athletics star Colin Jackson. Stadium capacity is 4,953; 2,553 seated and 2,400 standing. The stadium includes a gym, AstroTurf