CONICA has recently completed a new athletics track beneath Prague’s Žižkov tower, showing how sports infrastructure can combine performance, durability and recycled materials. The new track at Athletic Club Vinohrady Prague was completed with CONICA partner TUBEKO s.r.o. and uses CONICA CONIPUR SP surface in RAL 1002, giving athletes a new surface for training and competition
Recycled material is not simply an additional feature of CONIPUR SP. Recycled rubber granules from the elastic base layer of the two-layer system, with polyurethane spray coating used as the top layer. According to CONICA, the combination provides a durable and cost-effective track surface while also making use of recycled material.
CONIPUR SP is a 13 mm thick, water-permeable system designed mainly for school and leisure sports and is World Athletics certified. The permeable construction allows the surface to dry quickly without complex drainage systems, while the top layer can be renewed through retopping to extend the service life of the track.
The system is one part of CONICA’s wider range of sports flooring systems. The company also offers different solutions for competitive athletics, indoor sports, playgrounds and multifunctional facilities, allowing customers to choose the surface according to their own types of facilities and requirements.
CONICA has been developing and supplying sports and recreational flooring systems since 1977. Since then, its portfolio has expanded beyond athletics tracks to include playground surfaces, indoor and multifunctional sports flooring, industrial flooring and other polyurethane-based applications, with an approach that provides solutions from individual components to complete surface systems.
In 2023, CONICA became a track partner of European Athletics, later extending its partnership through 2030. In August 2026, at the 2026 Weltklasse Zurich meeting, CONICA CONIPUR Vmax track hosted two world-record performances at the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich. While CONIPUR Vmax is a different system compared to the recycled-rubber-based CONIPUR SP used in Prague, the project demonstrates the range of track solutions and manufacturing experience behind the CONICA portfolio.
Annually, CONICA recycles more than 350,000 tyres, and using recycled rubber in its products, such as CONIPUR SP, reflects its approach to developing surfaces where performance, material efficiency and sustainability can work together.
