Hockey in Malawi & Uruguay
As the FIH global turf partner, we actively support the growth of the game around the world. Polytan has donated Poligras hockey turfs as part of the FIH’s Pablo Negre award which rewards national associations who have undertaken exceptional activities and initiatives.
For smaller hockey countries there is a huge amount of effort required to build high quality hockey facilities. Congratulations to recent winners Uruguay and Malawi, who now have Poligras turfs. Your determination to grow the game is inspiring.
The turf is in Blantyre, Malawi and will provide a base for the national teams as well as numerous clubs, schools and college teams. Read the FIH article here.
Hockey turf in Malawi
Hockey turf in Uruguay
Hockey in Uzbekistan
Polytan, as a long-standing partner of the Asian Hockey Federation, supports hockey throughout Asia. Through this partnership we recently donated and installed an Olympic Poligras turf in Uzbekistan.
The new hockey centre, named Stadium Barkamolavlod, will become a central hub for hockey activities in Uzbekistan and other Central Asian nations.
Chief Executive of the Asian Hockey Federation, Tayyab Ikram said, “I am extremely grateful for the immense support offered by Polytan, the Uzbekistan Hockey Federation and the Andijan Regional Government for making this phenomenal project a reality.”
It is something to be proud of, the stadium has 18,360 seats which makes it the 5th biggest hockey stadium in the world.
Hockey turf in UzbekistaN
Installation video
SMART Hockey in New Zealand
Polytan has installed hockey’s first ever SMART System as part of the new hockey facility at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
The system can test and record fitness levels and precise performance diagnostics down to the millisecond. The system consists of SMART timing gates that are embedded into the turf which connected to a wearable sensor or smart phone,
This turf might be the smartest hockey turf in the world. The turf is made-from-sugar-cane Poligras Tokyo GT, and features water harvesting, LED lights with hinging towers and Intelligent Play Pitch monitoring.
SMART Hockey in New Zealand
TVNZ News Story
Indoor Hockey Turf in Inner Mongolia
The remote city of Morin Dawa, Inner Mongolia, China has one of only two full sized indoor hockey turfs in the world*. Plus, there is an outdoor Poligras turf in an amazing setting.
The popularity of hockey in the region is due to an ancient game called Beikou, which dates back over 1,000 years and uses apricot root as the ball and a one-meter-long wooden branch as the stick.
Poligras, has been a long-standing partner to the game in China. 16 high performance Poligras turfs have been installed in China since 2004 including the hockey turfs for the Beijing Olympics in 2008. In 2021 Poligras turfs were chosen for the Beijing National Olympic Center and the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
*The world’s only other full-sized indoor hockey turf is an AstroTurf (Sport Group company) under a dome at the Spooky Nook Sports Complex, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a USA Field Hockey Training Facility.
