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Indian Athletes Use Smart Track Ahead of Asian Games
Indian athletes are training in Bengaluru for the 2026 Asian Games.
Some runners are using a special smart track at a Sports Authority of India centre.
The track measures how fast they run and how long and often they take their steps.
It can also show times for different parts of a race.
Coaches can see this information immediately on an app.
This helps athletes understand their performances more clearly.
The timing system can work in rain and dusty conditions.
The camp will continue until September 8, before the Games begin in Aichi-Nagoya.
A national athletics camp is underway at SAI’s Bengaluru centre until September 8.
The camp includes eight athletes from India’s approved 73-member Asian Games athletics contingent.
A smart track records real-time speed, split times, stride length and stride frequency.
The technology uses embedded magnetic timing gates and an accompanying app for immediate analysis.
The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games are scheduled for September 19 to October 4, 2026.
- Who
- Eight Indian athletes, including Avinash Sable, Krishan Kumar and Parul Chaudhary, are attending the camp.
- What
- They are preparing for the 2026 Asian Games using a smart track that provides real-time training data.
- Where
- The training camp is at the Sports Authority of India’s National Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru; the Games will be held in Aichi-Nagoya.
- When
- The camp is scheduled until September 8; the Asian Games are scheduled for September 19 to October 4, 2026.
- Why
- The smart-track data is intended to help athletes and coaches measure and analyse performance more accurately.
Key facts
- Training centre
- Sports Authority of India National Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru
- Camp duration
- Scheduled until September 8
- Asian Games venue
- Aichi-Nagoya
- Asian Games dates
- September 19 to October 4, 2026
- Indian athletics contingent
- 73 approved athletes: 35 men and 38 women
- Smart-track installation
- Installed in 2024
- Recorded measurements
- Real-time speed, split timings, total timing, stride length and stride frequency
Quotes
Suresh Kumar
Athletics coach at SAI’s National Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru
“The athletes are very happy because they get to understand and find out the real data based on the electronic timing, not just during training but in any competitions that take place here.”
thehansindia.com
“This is one of a kind in India”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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