Great Sports Infra

The Hockey World League Final on the FieldTurf brand new pitch

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FieldTurf Hockey Gold system hosts the FIH competition’s final at the International Hockey Stadium in Raipur, India.

From November 27 through December 6, the FIH Hockey World League Final is held at the new world-class facility inaugurated in November by the Chief Minister of Raipur. Leading international teams including Olympic champions Germany and host nation India enjoy the superb FieldTurf Hockey Gold pitch of the International Hockey Stadium named after Sardar Vallabhai Patel.

This major project, comprising supply and installation of the artificial turf and a sub-base, has been completed by Great Sports Infra, India’s leading sports infrastructure solutions provider. Great Sports Infra, having introduced the FieldTurf 3G systems, now possess a portfolio of over 5,500 installations in South Asia.

The Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Hockey Stadium boasts a spectacular Hockey Gold field in blue colour; with the green Hockey Gold surroundings the playing area makes 6388.2 m². FieldTurf’s Hockey Gold product is created with a unique texturized monofilament yarn, which offers the highest level of sporting performance with a fast, smooth ball roll and unique “spring” necessary for the competitions of this level. The latest R&D developments allow FieldTurf to minimize skin friction and abrasion to ensure the genuine comfort of players.

The FieldTurf hockey field has been certified by FIH, and Great Sports Infra has been awarded a certificate of excellence by the local government for this impressive professional sports facility.

About FieldTurf

FieldTurf is the inventor and global leader in 3G artificial turf with over 10,000 installations worldwide. FieldTurf is part of Tarkett Sports, the sports division of the Tarkett Group. FieldTurf established its range of synthetic turf products designed for football, rugby and hockey at all levels of the game, and has a complete range for tennis, golf and landscaping.

FieldTurf is a partner of FIFA, World Rugby, FIH, ITF and FFF, and a member of ESTO. Over 200 FieldTurf football pitches are certified by FIFA. World’s leading clubs and training centres have selected FieldTurf, including PSG FC, FC Barcelona, FC Groningen, Newtown AFC, AFC Ajax, US Oyonnax, Cardiff Blues and Clairefontaine French national training centre.