Athletics facility featuring cutting-edge technology

The French municipality of Val-de-Reuil is located in the heart of Normandy, west of the Seine. The Parc des Sports sports complex includes a gymnastics hall, numerous tennis and squash courts, and the covered Stade Jesse Owens, as well as the athletics arena Stade Bernard Amsalem. It features a circular track surrounding a football pitch. The main users of the stadium are the football club FC Val-de-Reuil and the Club Val de Reuil Athletique, which was founded in 1983. The club includes a large department for children's and youth sports starting at the age of 3. For years, members have placed great emphasis on the integration of people with disabilities into the club. The "adapted sport" department enables athletes with mental impairments or intellectual disabilities to participate in athletics here. At Stade Bernard Amsalem, we equipped the eight-lane circular track, the integrated sprint lanes, and the runways for various jumping disciplines with our synthetic surface Rekortan PUR in brick red. This multilayer solid synthetic surface is the ideal foundation for setting personal bests and records in athletics. The combination of an elastic sub-layer and solid construction offers optimal conditions for professional athletes and demanding amateurs. The result: maximum acceleration and perfect energy return. The EPDM granules embedded in the wear layer are perfect for runners wearing spiked shoes and support extremely high acceleration. Alongside the track surface, we also integrated the Polytan SMART timing system – our advanced method for measuring and documenting training performance. The Polytan SMART system at Stade Bernard Amsalem includes integrated timing gates on the two innermost circular tracks and the two outer sprint lanes. Additionally, a wireless sensor weighing only 15 g and the extensively tested diagnostics software from our partner Humotion are included. Alternatively, users can utilize their smartphones. This performance diagnostics system enables flexibility tests, jump tests, endurance evaluations, and sprint results. It is perfectly suited for performance assessments, whether it’s for individual athletes or entire teams, in athletics or team sports. For professional athletes and ambitious runners, the detailed documentation of training content and performance is crucial for analysis and optimization. This is why Polytan SMART is the perfect solution, and it’s one that the athletes at Club Val de Reuil Athletique enjoy using as well.