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CONICA eyeing new track ahead of 2024 European Athletics Championships

Larry Ederby Larry Eder
March 31, 2023
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CONICA eyeing new track ahead of 2024 European Athletics Championships

Shauna Miller-Uibo and Elaine Thompson are among the amazing athletes who have competed in the Stadio Olimpico, photo courtesy of CONICA

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This is the second in a series from CONICA, a partner and supplier for European Athletics. They are building athletics surfaces worldwide. 

The Stadio Olimpico in Rome is one of Europe’s most famous and widely used stadiums. It was built in 1953 and has been the site of numerous important sporting events, such as the 1990 FIFA World Cup final and the 2009 UEFA Champions League final.

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This article was revised on March 31, 2023, to correct factual errors made in the original article supplied by CONICA. 

The athletics track at the Stadio Olimpico was installed in 1987 and a second time in 2002.

In 2002, a CONICA track was installed. The renovated track, added in 2002 by CONICA AG, was specifically designed for use in professional athletics events and is made of polyurethane, a durable material that provides high durability and flexibility.

The CONICA track, in place for twenty-one years, has witnessed two decades of fine performances in the Stadio Olimpico. 

Although the track is over 20 years old, it still looks almost new and continues to meet the high standards of the World Athletics (WA). This is evidence of the excellent quality and durability of the CONICA track.

 

The Stadio Olimpico track has seen some fast times at the Golden Gala since 2002, from 9.75 (Justin Gatlin, USA, 2015) in the 100 meters to 19.70 in the 200m by Michael Norman, USA  (2019).

The 400m MR is 43.62, from 2006 by Jeremy Wariner, USA. 

Nicholas Kimeli, KEN, just running 12:46.33 for the 5,000m in 2022.

Field events records are impressive as well, with 6.15m by Mondo Duplantis, SWE, in 2020, with a Long jump of 8.61m by Dwight Phillips, USA, in 2009. Yelena Isinbayeva’s then WR of 5.03m on the track in 2007 is still the highest ever vaulted in Rome!

The track at the Stadio Olimpico was developed and installed by CONICA in close collaboration with the stadium’s officials in 2002. Special requirements of the location, such as the high temperatures in summer and the high usage of the stadium, were also taken into account. Thanks to the high-quality materials and careful installation, the track has stood the test of time and is still one of the best tracks in Europe.

The Stadio Olimpico in Rome will be the venue for the European Athletics Championships in 2024, an important international athletics competition. Therefore, a new athletics track is planned to be installed to meet the high requirements of the event.

Although the existing track is still in excellent condition, international competitions such as the European Athletics Championships require the highest standards for the track surface. Therefore, it is necessary to install a new athletics track to ensure that the competition conditions meet the requirements.

The new track in Rome is expected to meet the same high standards as the existing track. 

CONICA is in close contact with the stadium officials to discuss the requirements for a new athletics track.

About Conica
Conica has been developing and manufacturing innovative seamless flooring solutions for sports, games, and leisure for over 40 years. Conica is one of the world’s market leaders and innovation drivers in this field.

The user-oriented requirements for technical and sports functional performance and usability while guaranteeing the health aspects of the material itself and for the user are the focus of Conica’s product development.

Conica is part of the Serafin group of companies based in Munich, Germany.

To learn more about CONICA, please go to: https://www.conica.com/

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  • Larry Eder

    Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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