Mondo has won the contract for the refurbishment of the athletics tracks at the Olympic Stadium and the Stadio dei Marmi.
The work at the Olympic Stadium began on October 9th, and with an extraordinary timing of just 12 days, our company has already completed 85% of the installation of the new athletics track. This result was made possible thanks to a highly organized team of installers and the choice of the track itself: a prefabricated athletics track. The installation of the track at the Stadio dei Marmi is scheduled to begin on November 7th, with an estimated completion, including markings, by mid-December. Any delays due to adverse weather conditions could impact this schedule.
In the video below, some stages of the laying of the tracks.
The athletics track to be installed at the Olympic Stadium is MONDOTRACK WS™. The record-breaking track, installed at the stadiums of the most recent editions of the Olympic Games (e.g. Tokyo, Rio, London), manages to impress at every event where it is chosen both for its upper layer, made of virgin materials to guarantee the highest level of uniformity and control of the athletic gesture, and for its lower layer, characterised by a series of alveoli that create a layer of closed and insulated air cells. This technology named Air Cell technology, ensures that the impact forces imposed by the athletes are minimised, the efficiency of their movements is improved and energy return is maximised, resulting in improved athletic performance.
The turf ready for the Stadio dei Marmi is SPORTFLEX SUPER X K39, which ensures greater comfort and shock absorption but offers the same biomechanical behaviour as the competition surface.
Read this article about the color of the athletics track at the Stadio dei Marmi.
Mondo, in its more than 70 years of history, has always pursued the goal of designing and manufacturing solutions to improve the sporting performance of athletes around the world, and we still confirm this commitment today by drawing on the best academic advice, using state-of-the-art methods and technologies. Thanks to their contribution, we have redefined and continue to improve the standards of sports flooring, with products designed to meet the real needs of athletes, designed to help them achieve their goals.
For years, Mondo has been committed to designing, manufacturing and supplying safe sports solutions for athletes and sports facilities, with a focus on the environment. Through a series of initiatives, the company is dedicated to creating sustainable products, from start to finish, with the goal of becoming a leader in sustainability by 2024.
Mondo tracks are produced in the Gallo d'Alba factory in the province of Cuneo. The factory is certified according to ISO 9001:2015 quality management standards and ISO 14001:2015 environmental management standards. The group was recently awarded ISO 50001:2018 certification for efficient use of energy and related performance.
Mondo athletics tracks are prefabricated, which means that there are no microplastic granules on the surface. The vulcanisation process enables the creation of products in which the recycled rubber powders are permanently bonded to a polymer matrix. This prevents them from becoming detached and releasing microplastics.