GAINESVILLE, Fla. and TEMPE, Ariz., April 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Athletes at two outdoor track and field meets at NCAA Division I universities this weekend will have something in common underfoot: Mondotrack, the official track of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the track of the 2012 London Olympics.
One of the nation's premier track and field meets, the Florida Relays will be held on the famed Percy Beard Track at University of Florida's James G. Pressly Stadium in Gainesville. The Sun Angel Classic will take place at Arizona State University's Sun Angel Stadium on its Joe Selleh Track in Tempe. Both meets are April 6-7.
Made by Mondo, the global leader in the sports flooring market, Mondotrack provides the optimum blend of speed, safety and comfort for both high-speed competition and training. It converts the maximum amount of force generated by athletes' foot strikes to energy for maximum energy return, which helps athletes achieve faster times compared to running on other surfaces. More than 230 world records have been set on Mondo tracks.
About Mondo
Mondo is the global leader in the track and field, indoor sport and contract flooring markets, manufacturing rubber flooring surfaces for virtually every application. More than 1,100 Mondo tracks and 800 Mondo artificial turf fields are installed worldwide. The official supplier of the athletic track for the past nine Olympic Games and the upcoming 2012 London Olympics, Mondo also is the official supplier or official sponsor of more than 100 sports federations and associations.
The company supplies a wide variety of commercial rubber flooring and manufactures luxury yachts under its Mondo Marine division.
A family-owned business since its founding in 1948, Mondo sells its products in more than 196 countries. The company's global headquarters are in Italy, and it has manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. More information about Mondo is available at mondoworldwide.com.
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