What materials the track and field track of the 2024 Paris Olympics is made of?

Do you know what materials the track and field track of the 2024 Paris Olympics is made of?

The Paris Olympics officially kicked off at 1:30 am on July 27th, Beijing time. I guess you must have been shocked by many new tricks of the 2024 Paris Olympics some time ago.

Among them, the track and field track impressed me particularly.

For the first time, the all-purple track and field track appeared in the Olympic track and field stadium. This color, called "Olympic purple", quickly became popular on Youtube.

Paris Olympics Staff is retesting

The tracks of conventional sports stadiums are generally red or blue. This time, the Olympic Committee broke the conventional practice. According to the explanation of the person in charge, it was to form a sharper contrast with the audience seating area and attract more attention from the audience on site and in front of the TV.

In China, purple means mystery and nobility, and light purple makes people feel soft, quiet and elegant. Purple, once closely associated with the royal family, mystery and spirituality, has become a synonym for nobility, power and wisdom in China since ancient times.

In modern times, many high-end product promotion pages like to use purple as the main color.

Do you know what are the main raw materials used to make the purple track of the Paris Olympics? Let us reveal it to you.

For this track, from the existing pictures, polyurethane resin should be the core material of this type of plastic track. It has good elasticity and durability, can provide good shock absorption, and make the track have good anti-skid properties. The use of polyurethane resin allows the track to maintain good physical properties while effectively reducing the risk of injury to athletes during exercise.

In addition to polyurethane resin, acrylic resin should also be one of the main materials. ‌

Additives play an important role in the production of plastic tracks. ‌ In order to improve the performance and characteristics of the all-plastic plastic track, some auxiliary materials are often added, such as UV absorbers, UV stabilizers, antioxidants, pigments, etc. ‌ These additives can enhance the weather resistance, color brightness and long-term stability of the track, ensuring that the track can maintain good performance under various environmental conditions. ‌

The last and most important material is the pigment, which is the part that everyone pays most attention to. Pigment is one of the indispensable main materials. Take the purple track of the Paris Olympics for example. It is most likely that the organic pigment violet 23 is used. Violet 23 is an environmentally friendly pigment and also a general-purpose pigment. Organic pigments, including pigment red, pigment blue, and even pigment yellow, are one of the main additives for large track and field tracks.