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December 13, 2021

The grass is green

In the course of the microplastics debate, artificial turf has become a topic of discussion. However, an ecological footprint calculated by the University of Zurich attests to its excellent environmental properties. And that’s before taking into acco…

September 15, 2021

The sports facility of the future

On the outskirts of Berlin, a European pilot project featuring one of the most cutting-edge sports grounds in Brandenburg has come into be-ing: the “sports facility of the future.” Located on the grounds of the SV 1908 GRÜN-WEISS Ahrensfelde (GWA) sp…

July 19, 2021

FIFA Quality Programme: The most important certification for artificial turf (2)

FIFA, the global governing body for football, assigns its Quality Label only to artificial football turfs that meet the highest standards. What are the basic principles and parameters FIFA uses to determine such quality?FIFA’s benchmark for artificia…

June 25, 2021

FIFA Quality Programme: The Quality Label for artificial turf (1)

Rules are needed for orderly coexistence, and this is particularly true in sport. And where there are rules, governing bodies are indispensable. This includes FIFA, whose tasks include setting global standards for the sport of football and monitoring…

June 14, 2021

Performance diagnostics at the highest level – use Polytan SMART to hit maximum potential

The best modern footballers stand out because they have an excellent feel for the ball and sophisticated technique. But they only succeed if they also have a high degree of agility, speed, endurance and coordination. That’s because football is bec…

November 17, 2020

Donation as a sign of solidarity: Mini pitch in the heart of Lombardy

Putting a smile back on children's faces The Lombardy region of Italy gained unfortunate notoriety in spring 2020 when it became the first European epicentre of the coronavirus crisis. Images of overcrowded intensive care units and exhausted doct…

August 3, 2020

Hockey in Germany: a sport on the rise (2)

Hockey is enjoying a surge in popularity in Germany, especially among young people, who appreciate the fast pace of the sport and dynamic athletes such as national player and Polytan brand ambassador Elisa Gräve. Part 1 covered some of the rules of t…

July 27, 2020

Hockey in Germany: a sport on the rise (1)

Primarily considered an ‘elegant’ game in the past, hockey is now characterised by a combination of athletics, technology, pace, ball control and tactical prowess. Why is the sport gaining more attention in Germany? And what does synthetic hockey tur…

March 25, 2020

Three major contracts: Polytan building for Island Games in Gibraltar

With 33 gold metals, the Channel Island of Jersey had its nose ahead at the XVIII "NatWest International Island Games", held across 14 very different types of sport on the Gibraltar peninsula in 2019. The surface for the athletics competitions was pr…

February 20, 2020

IAAF is now World Athletics: Federation has a new name

All the fans of top international athletic sports are aware that following the IAAF World Championships 2019 in Doha, the World Athletics Federation has been renamed. Here is the background. The somewhat cumbersome "International Association of Athle…

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The grass is green

The sports facility of the future

FIFA Quality Programme: The most important certification for artificial turf (2)

FIFA Quality Programme: The Quality Label for artificial turf (1)

Performance diagnostics at the highest level – use Polytan SMART to hit maximum potential

Donation as a sign of solidarity: Mini pitch in the heart of Lombardy

Hockey in Germany: a sport on the rise (2)

Hockey in Germany: a sport on the rise (1)

Three major contracts: Polytan building for Island Games in Gibraltar

IAAF is now World Athletics: Federation has a new name

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