Poligras is overwhelmingly hockey’s #1 turf

Turf for PARIS

Poligras, available from Polytan and AstroTurf is Sport Group’s global hockey brand. We have the largest portfolio of hockey turfs in the sport, from wet to sand-dressed to multisport. Poligras is trusted & chosen by players, schools, clubs and major venues worldwide. We love hockey and Paris will be our 8th Olympic Games.

Poligras is the choice of:

• 8 Olympic Games, including Paris

• 2018, 2023 & 2026 Hockey World Cups

• 2018 & 2022 Asian Games

• 4 Commonwealth Games

• 2024 Hockey 5s World Cup, Oman

• 70% of FIH Hockey Pro League matches

• 210 FIH certified turfs in 24 countries

Meet a Hockey Expert

Paul Kamphuis, who installed turfs at Rio and Tokyo.

Green Technology is Sport Group’s platform to transform sport surfaces with advanced climate-positive R&D, products, and services. Our focus bio-based and renewable ingredients, carbon reduction, post-consumer raw materials, recycling and second life.

Turfs are an amazingly efficient use of space. They can be used by 1000’s of players, 24/7 and don’t need mowing, fertilizing or watering. But turf maintenance matters. It is better for the players, the environment and your long-term investment. Keep what’s perfect, perfect for longer.

Trusted & Chosen by hockey

Poligras was first installed in 1975 in Sweden and was chosen for the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Since those early turf days, Poligras has been the top choice of major hockey events around the world.

Poligras has been the turf at 7 Olympic games, including Moscow, Seoul, Sydney, Beijing, London, Rio, and Tokyo, and will be at the next games in Paris 2024. The Olympics drive turf innovation, such as sugarcane and dry turf technology, they are our opportunity to develop new turf technology that helps improve hockey.

Watch a documentary about hockey’s unique transformation since 1976. The story is told be some of hockey’s greatest legends.

45 yeARS of hockey First innovation:

• 2000: First coloured surrounds (Sydney)

• 2003: First polyethylene turfs (softer, less bounce, 3D skills, faster hockey)

• 2012: First blue turf (London)

• 2014: First Poligras texturized turfs (multi-directional hockey, step change in player control)

• 2016: 30% less water (Rio)

• 2019: First Big Stadium Hockey (London)

• 2020: First sugarcane turf (Tokyo)

• 2020: 40% less water (Tokyo)

• 2022: First Hockey 5s pop-up (Lausanne)

• 2022: First Carbon Zero turf (Paris)

Sport Group is the world’s largest business dedicated to sport surfaces

Our global team, the largest in the industry, believe passionately that the world is better with sport in it and that the communities they live in deserve the best products and solutions.

Sport Group’s companies, such as Polytan and AstroTurf, invented the industry and provide surfaces for governments, municipalities, architects, colleges, schools and clubs. Our market leading products and global power delivers confidence to our customers, and our commitment to local offices and regional manufacturing supports the unique needs of every market.