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PROJECT

The podium, where prize-giving takes place Discus cage on the inner field of the track

The LED lighting system designed by Trompie Group

Discus cage around the first bend of the track The pace lighting system is installed on the inner kerb of the track. It provides visual
cues to athletes, helping them to track and monitor their speed

athletes’ performance and track usability. helping them to track their speed relative to the track but other aspects of the facility. This
This includes the following: record times or personal pacing goals. The included seating surrounds for spectators,

• State-of-the-art Swiss Timing / Tissot system is unique to each athlete, allowing the irrigation system for the inner field to
equipment including a photo-finish up to eight runners in a race to submit their ensure proper maintenance, seeding and
timing camera, an electronic start system, own personal best time. The system then establishment of new grass for the inner field,
electronic starting blocks, false start system, allocates a specific colour to each athlete, and comprehensive project management in
and numeric results display boards; displaying their target pace during the race order to deliver a world-class facility tailored
• Polytan SmarTracks System: Hoërskool event. The system can also be set to display to the client’s requirements. n
Stellenbosch is only the second venue in a specific record time for any track event,
Africa to have installed this system, where such as the South African record for 100m Information supplied by Trompie Sport.
embedded time measurement sensors or the provincial record for 800m; and Photos by AJ Spieringshoek
allow precise performance tracking • LED floodlighting has been installed to
without additional setup. Magnetic timing illuminate the track. It is a wireless control
gates and fabric-based sensors record step solution for sports lighting applications,
frequency, distance and running times, and and can be adapted to any event, while
digital training logs enable professional maximising energy savings. The system
performance analysis. The timing system provides glare control, is flicker free and
is also linked to the starting blocks to meets the required television lighting
determine if an athlete has jumped the consistency index.
starter gun;
• the Wavelight Pace system, installed along Turnkey solution
the inner kerb of the track, is a training Trompie Sport provided a full turnkey
tool providing visual cues to the athletes, solution for the project, handling not just

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