The New York Times has shone a spotlight on the exceptional athletics track Mondotrack with Ellipse Impulse Technology laid down in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games. The article emphasizes how athletes have set impressive performances on the athletics track, outpacing records from previous events. This track’s advanced technology not only optimizes energy return but also enhances traction, making it a pivotal factor in the remarkable athletic feats, as anticipated at the upcoming Games.
Seven Olympic records and three track and field world records were set at the Games. This excludes world-best decathlon performances and field events (hammer throw, shot put), which do not use a runway or the track.
Combined, the number of Olympic/world records has trended upwards at recent Games: five in London (2012); six in Rio; 10 in Tokyo (2020) and the same again in Paris.
But the NYT underlined for Paris 2024 event that it was not just that records went in Paris, but how.