Here’s why you might see a lot of records fall on the track and in the pools at the Paris Olympics

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Here’s why you might see a lot of records fall on the track and in the pools at the Paris Olympics
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The innovations in Paris are meant to enable Olympians to run faster, jump higher and leap further. Kind of like the Olympic motto: “Faster, higher, stronger — together.”

A worker checks the final surface of an athletics track, at the Mondo factory, in Alba, northern Italy, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. The athletics track for the upcoming Paris Olympics is being produced by the Mondo company at its factory in northern Italy. The track is made in portions, rolled up and then will be transported to the Stade de France, where it will be installed over the next month.

A worker fixes a surface portion of an athletics track, at the Mondo factory, in Alba, northern Italy, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. The athletics track for the upcoming Paris Olympics is being produced by the Mondo company at its factory in northern Italy. The track is made in portions, rolled up and then will be transported to the Stade de France, where it will be installed over the next month.

A worker checks a piece of the athletics track, at the Mondo factory, in Alba, northern Italy, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. The athletics track for the upcoming Paris Olympics is being produced by the Mondo company at its factory in northern Italy. The track is made in portions, rolled up and then will be transported to the Stade de France, where it will be installed over the next month.

Multiple algorithms were explored before finding a more optimal shape and dimension for the air cells inside the track, which have been designed to minimize energy loss and enhance performance. It will mark the third time that Mondo has installed a new track at the Stade de France, which hosted the athletics world championships in 2003.

Including training facilities, Myrtha is making 24 pools for swimming, diving, water polo and artistic swimming in Paris.For the swimming races at La Defense Arena, Myrtha is installing two temporary pools inside the rugby stadium — one for competition and one for warmups and training.

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