Poligras selected for LA Olympics
LA will be the 9th Olympics on a Poligras Turf
Every Olympics creates a step change in turf innovation. From the skills explosion that followed Sydney 2000 to the world’s first carbon zero turf in Paris 2024, Poligras has worked alongside hockey to advance turf technology across eight Olympic Games.
The result?
A playing surface that consistently raises the bar on playing performance and sustainability. From tomahawks to 3D skills to aerial hockey, from bio-based sugarcane to water reduction innovation, each step forward in turf technology unlocks more and more potential for the game.
LA 2028 will be the 9th Games on Poligras and its turf, at the iconic home of the LA Galaxy, will be the next generation advancement in our Olympic series.
Our new LA product is the current focus of our world-class R&D team and is coming soon to the hockey world via Polytan in Germany and Australia and AstroTurf (creator of the very first Olympic synthetic turf at Montreal 1976) in the USA.
“We have a surface that delivers elite performance while drastically reducing water consumption. That’s the future of hockey.”
A history and future of Olympic innovation
From synthetic turf ‘Day One’ in Montreal 1976 to the future of turf at LA 2028, Poligras and AstroTurf have been at the heart of hockey’s turf transformation:
Montreal 1976: The first Olympic synthetic turf, made by AstroTurf is born
Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Moscow 1980, Seoul 1988: AstroTurf and Poligras turfs set the pace and gathered the momentum for the explosion of innovation in the 2000s.
Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008 and the skills explosion: New polyethylene turf technology brought a revolution in playability, allowing for faster, more precise and more dynamic play on the first coloured turfs
London 2012 and the birth of blue turf: as the sport’s first ‘turf-natives’ took centre stage, the iconic blue surface improved visibility and playability
Rio 2016 heralds texturized turf technology: fibre shape innovation improved ball roll and reduced water evaporation resulting in a more fluid game that required up to 50% less water than previous Olympics
Tokyo 2020 goes greener: the world's first climate-positive hockey turf, made from 60% sugarcane and green energy delivered a significant reduction in CO₂ emissions.
Paris 2024 - a watershed moment: made from 80% sugarcane, the Paris turf became the world’s first carbon zero turf and its Turf Glide technology meant it required 63% less water than London 2012
LA 2028 - the future of turf is coming…
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“The best hockey turf in the Netherlands”
Five months after installing two Poligras Paris GT zero turfs, HC Eindhoven president Paul Manders calls the dry turf a game-changer—matching irrigated performance while cutting water usage by 70%. In his interview, Manders weighs in on player feedback and why he thinks Poligras GT zero is the “future of hockey”…
US Turfs Story
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Paris Olympic turf required 63% less water than London 2012
Ongoing R&D in turf technology has cut water use for Olympic hockey with Paris 2024 using 63% less water than London 2012. From texturized turf to Turf Glide technology, read about the turf innovations that are significantly reducing water needs without compromising on performance….
“A turf unparalleled in its excellence, designed to perform optimally in both dry and wet conditions.”
