Polytan is installing its modern Polytan M athletics surface at the O2 World at Ostbahnhof, Berlin, ahead of the first indoor Internationale Stadionfest Berlin (ISTAF).

Top international athletes, including discus Olympic and world champion Robert Harting, pole-vaulters Björn Otto and Raphael Holzdeppe as well as shot-put world champion David Storl, will be meeting at the indoor venue on 1 March. Around 10,000 visitors are also expected to attend.

As a partner of ISTAF Indoor, Polytan is also installing a mobile Hertha Blue 85-metre sprint track.

Jan Lauterbach of Polytan said: “The installation and dismantling times on the day of the event are extremely short here, which is quite a challenge. The mobile track is cut into transportable sections and will be stored in the basement of O2 World until the event.”