The artificial turf installation works began in mid-May, 2016 after His Majesty The King during a visit to the college in February 2014 announced that the turf would be a gift from him.
Hatko Sport, which was founded by Nejan Hatko in 2006, has since completed its order to design and install 160,000m 2 of two-tone artificial turf for a major interchange area close to Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport.
The added lighting and the conversion of the practice field surfaces from natural grass to artificial turf is part of a project that includes resurfacing Reser Stadium's playing area, including the expansion of the artificial turf to the walls of the seating area.
The two pitches for the London 2012 Olympic Hockey Centre - along with four nearby training fields - feature 60,000 m7 of a high performance artificial turf system specifically designed to meet International Hockey Federation (FIN) standards.
They do not want to play on artificial turf," director of the Danish PFA Mads Oland said Oland cited the speed and bounce of the ball and the lack of sliding tackles as being major problems.