Sunkid’s Water Conveyor Belt for 2024 Olympics Training
Sunkid, a leading provider of attractions for the whole family, is helping white-water athletes and emerging talents prepare for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The firm has equipped the training facility in Cesson-Sévigné, France, with a new water conveyor belt. This technology was previously used in 2021 for the wild water stadium at the Olympics in Tokyo.
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Cesson-Sévigné, a town in Brittany, France, operates “Base Sports Nature” which provides a variety of facilities for athletes, associations, schools, and visitor groups. The town focuses on water and boating activities, particularly at its updated white-water stadium.
Constructed in the late 1990s, the canoe and rafting sports stadium was renovated and enlarged in 2023 with the addition of a 120-meter-long white-water pool and state-of-the-art pump technology. With a maximum flow rate of 12 m³/s and a total height difference of 3.5 metres, the facility meets International Canoe Federation (ICF) requirements.
These rigorous standards are also met by its new boat transport system, designed and integrated by Sunkid.
Emanuel Wohlfarter, CEO of Sunkid, says: “Amongst other places, we have equipped the Olympic white-water stadium in Tokyo (2021) and the white-water facility “Neue Donau” in Vienna with some of our water conveyor belts before. Thanks to the “Terre de Jeux” label for the overall system, international kayak and canoe athletes are training for the Olympic summer games 2024 in Paris in Cesson-Sévigné as well.”
Sunkid’s technology eliminates the need for athletes to carry bulky equipment, so they can concentrate on Olympics training and upcoming competitions. The endless conveyor belt is powered by an 11-kW electric motor and equipped with a Rufftop surface. This transports athletes and boats safely and comfortably from the end of the canoe section to the raised start.
All loading and unloading take place in the water as even big rafts carrying multiple passengers can be carried on the 2-meter wide belt.
Wohlfarter adds: “With its multi-functional usage concept for top athletes and young talents and as a public leisure facility for families and schools experiencing water sports for the first time, the project in Cesson-Sévigné is reflecting the Sunkid philosophy of striving to be a global market leader for outdoor person conveyor belts (with more than 4,000 of them installed to date) and the first point of contact for year-round leisure attractions for the entire family.”
Sunkid recently presented its amusement park attractions as well as its transportation and equipment for ski domes, waterpark conveyors, summer toboggan runs and wooden playgrounds at SEA Expo. The event took place from 7 – 9 May 2024 at the Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
