Polytan provides a new Rekortan Class 1 track in Qatar
Polytan supplier of the new Class 1 Rekortan track in Qatar
In the summer of 2019, Polytan equipped two athletics facilities at the Qatar Sports Club, Doha with new Rekortan synthetic surfaces: the main running track in the Qatar SC Stadium and the warm-up track. They were installed in the build up to the 2019 World Athletics Championships to allow the athletes to prepare for the event.
Both facilities are World Athletics Class 1 certified (formerly IAAF Class 1). They were installed in record time by Bilal Al Abdalla from Waves Trading & Contracting W.L.L. Waves is an experienced local Polytan partner who has already installed more than 20 tracks in the region in just a few years.
The Qatar Sports Club has been part of major sporting events for almost a decade. The Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix took place there for the first time in 2010, and the venue is first stop in the Wanda Diamond League (formerly IAAF Diamond League) series.
In 2020, the Diamond League returned to the Qatar Sports Club after temporarily shifting in 2019 to the Khalifa International Stadium, the venue of the World Championships.
The new installations in 2019 were Rekortan PUR 15mm system from Polytan which thanks to the combination of an elastic base layer and solid construction, provide excellent force reduction and acceleration.
Rekortan is the original synthetic track and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019. Rekortan has the most World Athletics certifications worldwide.
SCOPE OF WORK – DETAILS
Overall
Venue: Qatar Sports Club
Location: Doha, Qatar
Project: Replace stadium track and warm up track
Agent: Waves Trading & Contracting W.L.L
Track system: Rekortan PUR 15mm, supplied by Polytan
Certification: IAAF Class 1
Timing
Job was completed in record time to be ready for the IAAF World Championships (to serve as training tracks)
Completed in 2.5 months (would normally be a 6 month project)
120 people on site working 24 hours a day
Scope of work
Track installation
Excavated both running tracks, to a depth of 1m and removed all the backfilling material
Filled and compacted
Asphalt layer
Installed Rekortan PUR 15 mm track system
Drainage
Installed drainage system including Hauraton channel
Drainage under all athletic areas eg throwing areas
Athletic equipment installation
Installation of throwing circles, pole vault tray, water jump hurdle, long jump and triple jump trays.
Aluminium rail
Supply and installation (between grass and track)
Restoring of natural grass
Excavate and back fill with agricultural soil
Replace the natural grass for football field areas, both tacks
