Mondo Announces Its Super X Track to be Installed At Several U.S. Military Bases


CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Jan. 9, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Mondo, a global leader in the sports flooring market, today announced its Super X track is to be installed at several United States military bases.

Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, the largest U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command center, and Keesler Air Force Base in Gulfport, Miss., are installing 10 mm Super X tracks. Fort Bragg, home to paratroopers and special operations personnel in Fayetteville, N.C., will be installing a 14 mm Super X track. The Fort Bliss and Keesler AFB tracks will be completed in January 2008, and the Fort Bragg track will be installed in March 2008.

These are not the first government installations for Mondo. Fort Hood in Texas installed three 10 mm Super X tracks in 1997 and 1998. More recently, Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Ariz., installed a 10 mm Mondo Super X track in March 2007. In addition, the Intrepid National Armed Forces Rehabilitation Center at the Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, a state-of-the-art rehabilitation and care facility for injured military personnel, installed Mondo flooring for its sports, track and gait rehabilitation surfaces.

"It is vital that our military personnel, who are training several hours a day and need to be in top performance shape, are provided with the best resources available," said Federico Stroppiana, president of Mondo North and South America. "Running is a major component of physical fitness and testing, and Super X is the most biomechanically efficient training surface. Mondo is very proud to support our troops in their readiness training."

Globally recognized as the fastest and most durable and environmentally safe track available, Mondo's Super X track has been used in the past eight Olympic Games. Mondo also has been chosen as the provider of the official surface of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Developed to maintain its initial physical properties throughout its life, Super X provides consistent performance. The vulcanized natural rubber surface provides maximum elasticity and unparalleled durability, and its embossed, textured finish makes it extremely easy to maintain with no resurfacing required. This high-performance track is renowned for its shock absorption and optimal energy return, and an ideal blend of speed and comfort minimizes the occurrence of injuries. More than 220 world records and countless national and personal best records have been set on Mondo Super X tracks.

About Mondo

Mondo is the global leader in the sports flooring market, manufacturing floor surfaces for virtually every sport. The official supplier of the athletic track and basketball and handball courts of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Mondo also is the official supplier or official sponsor of more than 100 sports federations and associations, including FIBA, IAAF, Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, NIRSA, U.S. Track Coaches Association and YMCA.

The company also supplies a wide variety of commercial flooring and is the world's largest producer of sports and toy balls with an average daily production of 450,000 units. In addition, it manufactures large luxury yachts under its Mondomarine division.

Mondo invests heavily in research and development to ensure its products meet the highest quality standards in the industry, deliver optimal athletic performance, are durable, require minimal maintenance and are environmentally safe.

A family-owned business since its founding in 1948, Mondo's global headquarters are in Italy. The company has manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia and sells its products in more than 134 countries. More information about Mondo is available at www.mondousa.com.

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