Olympic chiefs make major change to athletics stadium for Paris 2024 leaving competitors stunned...

Major change to athletics stadium for Paris Olympics leaves competitors stunned

DIVING STRAIGHT IN'"That is pretty cool - I'm not sure I've competed on a purple track before, so I can't wait.""You know, regardless of the colour, you've still gotta run 800 metres."Athletics icon Carl Lewis unveiled the new look purple track, which was designed by Italian company Mondo.

President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee Tony Estanguet revealed that the idea was to create a more "joyful and festive" tone to the track.Mondo have seen three hundred world records broken since the Italian company produced the tracks since 1972.

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