(Radio France International). – Neither the traditional ochre, nor the blue like in Rio 2016, nor the red like in Tokyo 2020, hook from Athletics from Paris 2024 purple. A color unpublished created especially for JParis Games. and the track passes eight to nine lanesanother new feature on the track located at the Stade de France.

Track color has been created specifically For this event, the Italian company Mondo, specialized in the production of sports surfaces.

“We had to work with suppliers to find the perfect purple shades. This Of course, this is a testing ground.This dark drug. This means that the two colors you see behind me are colors What they never existedwhich were created especially for us,” says proudly Alain Blondel, responsible for the athletics and para-athletics competitions in Paris 2024.

It’s also moregreen” be made from natural rubberRubber syntheticconnections minerals, pigments And supplementsthat is, with 50% recycled or renewable ingredients. “A month of work for workers to glue more 1000 rolls of purple runner“, explains Marie le Corré, Deputy Director of Projects and Works at the France Stadium.

Will it be a faster track?

For Alain Blondel, perhaps from the first days of competition beat several personal bestsalthough it has “the same base as the track Tokyowith minor manufacturer modifications. Eat many factors It’s up to them whether the track is fast or not, but from what we’ve seen it seems very, very good.”

Another innovation: from eight to nine lanes

main novelty track is that it has nine laneswhich allows you to console in the 200, 400, 800, 1500 meters and steeplechase. “In the event of a tie, if there are disqualification issues between the semi-final and final in races like the 400m or 800m, this bar will allow us to reclassify the athlete without having to draw lots, which is something that is really, really difficult for athletes,” explains Blondel.