Sports · Running & Athletics · 2 hrs ago
New Conica track surface aims to keep Lausanne among the fastest venues
Athletissima, Lausanne’s Diamond League athletics meet, has a new track surface at the Stade de la Pontaise.
The surface was made by Swiss company Conica and cost CHF 1.5 million.
The meeting began in 1977, the same year Conica was founded.
They began working together in 1986, when Athletissima moved to Pontaise, and the stadium has used Conica surfaces ever since.
The track is designed to help keep the venue among the fastest on the Diamond League circuit.
Lausanne’s winters can reach minus 20 degrees, while summers can be very hot, making the local climate an important factor in choosing a surface.
The meeting’s organisers and Conica say their long partnership reflects how the surface suits those conditions.
Conica’s new track surface at Lausanne’s Pontaise Olympic Stadium cost CHF 1.5 million.
The surface is intended to help keep Athletissima among the fastest venues on the Diamond League circuit.
Swiss track specialist Conica has provided the surface at the stadium since the meeting moved there in 1986.
Athletissima founder Jacky Delapierre and chief executive Julien Carrel described the partnership.
Lausanne’s extreme seasonal temperatures are a factor in the choice of track surface.
- Who
- Conica, Athletissima founder Jacky Delapierre and chief executive Julien Carrel.
- What
- A new CHF 1.5 million Conica track surface is intended to keep Athletissima among the fastest venues.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Pontaise Olympic Stadium in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Why
- The surface is intended to support fast times at the meeting. Lausanne’s wide seasonal temperature swings also influence the choice of surface.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Conica has a long, very long history with us
Athletissima held its first edition, and Swiss company Conica was founded.
Athletissima moved to Pontaise Olympic Stadium, where it has used a Conica surface ever since.
- Surface cost
- CHF 1.5 million
- Stadium
- Pontaise Olympic Stadium, Lausanne
- Surface partnership began
- 1986
- Athletissima founded
- 1977
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