Artificial turf is certainly more than just a trend these days. It's actually displacing natural turf as the standard sports field surface that athletes, coaches, and the public expect when playing on and visiting sports fields. High schools and sports complexes all around the country are installing it in their sports fields as a replacement for the natural turf traditionally installed. And just like these sports complexes and high schools, it is now planned for installation for use at the next Olympic games in Rio.
The artificial turf will be installed at a field that will be the sports field for the field hockey competitions. The company developing the artificial turf says that the new artificial turf for the field hockey will be a solution that is durable, low maintenance, and which provides a consistently flat surface from game to game, with no watering. This would have been impossible if natural turf were to be installed.
Furthermore, the artificial turf surface will be beneficial to the community even after the Olympic games have finished. The surface will increase playability of the field and allure visitors from out of town to come spend money locally in town.