For Maximum Acceleration – Our Sports Surfaces for Major Stadiums

Since the Olympic Gamesin 1968, all major athletics events worldwide have been held exclusively onelastic rubber surface tracks, often colloquially called tartan tracks. Infact, Tartan does not refer to the material used to make the tracks but is ratheran established product brand. From the beginning, the track brand “Rekortan” has been the benchmark inelite sports. Today, more than half of all Diamond League stadiums are equippedwith Polytan or Rekortan sports surface systems. This is due to their excellent functional properties,such as maximum acceleration and optimal force reduction rates. Polytan offerselastic synthetic coatings for athletics facilities in water-impermeable castsystems as well as water-permeable structured surfaces. They are designed differently depending on thesport-functional requirements. Local climate conditions also play a rolein the choice of outdoor surfaces.

For official, globally recognised athleticsevents, all Polytan synthetic surfaces can be certified according to WorldAthletics standards. In addition to the classic brick-red option, they areavailable in numerous UV-resistant colours. When it comes to colour selection, the trend is moving towardsintense, vibrant hues,such as the well-known Hertha Blue in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium.