High-altitude Rekortan track system from Polytan installed at China’s biggest indoor training facility

The Lintao Training Centre in Gansu Province, Northwest China sits at an average elevation of 1,900 meters. The vast indoor facility sports 7,000 square meters of Rekortan M track making it the biggest indoor track in China and the first national sports training base in Gansu Province. With its geographical advantage and state-of-the-art facilities, it is also the national sub-alpine sports training base for the China National Athletics team.

Rekortan M track provides optimal athlete welfare, performance and longevity

The Rekortan M track system, available globally from Polytan and AstroTurf, was chosen for this high-level facility because, as the world’s most certified system, it is proven around the world.

The composite system, composed of an elastic shock-absorbing layer and an anti-skid top layer, works to balance athlete welfare and performance, and longevity of the track. After many years of use, the track maintains its impact absorption, giving athletes – and especially distance athletes - excellent cushioning for long-term training.

Famous Chinese athletes Liu Xiang and Su Bingtian produced remarkable performances on the same track at the ISTAF Indoor Championships in Dusseldorf.

A green technology first for China

Athletic performance wasn’t the only consideration for this impressive facility. The construction process also prioritised environmental performance with the incorporation of green technology.

Polytan’s innovative method of capturing atmospheric carbon dioxide gas and converting it into the raw material used as the binder for the elastic shock absorbing layer of the track was a considerable factor in the selection of the track system. It was the first time this technology, which captures harmful greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and converts them into useful materials, had been realised in China.

The result

Relying on the unique geographical and climatic conditions, as well as the high-level training support system and world-class track, the base is gradually gaining more and more professional sports teams.

In the past two years, the base has received the national track and field team, as well as the track and field, hockey, cycling, wushu, wrestling, judo and other sports teams from Shanghai, Liaoning, Shanxi, Henan, Hebei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Qinghai, Xinjiang and other provinces. It has provided these elite squads with optimal preparation for competitions and provided high-quality sports services for nearly 1,000 athletes.

Learn more about this exceptional facility here.

Rekortan is available globally through Polytan in EMEA, Asia Pacific and Australasia, and AstroTurf in North and South America as well as our global installer network.