MONDO | STADIA - ISSUE 24 - June | July

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LIGHTING

ISTAF INDOOR DÜSSELDORF 2022

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n February 2022, the international track and field elite met at the ISTAF INDOOR Meeting in Düsseldorf, Germany. In front of 2,650 spectators in Düsseldorf’s PSD BANK DOME and live on TV, Olympic long jump

champion Malaika Mihambo and Ivorian sprint star Artur Cissé, among others, battled for victory in various disciplines. The technical service provider btl next GmbH was responsible for the TV-compatible lighting of the sports field, as well as the show staging for the run-in and award ceremonies. For these purposes, a total of 80 Cameo ZENIT W600-D Outdoor Wash Lights – in the Daylight version – were used.

Düsseldorf, Germany

“We needed a powerful white light with a TV-like response time that would allow us to switch the sports field lighting on and off in quick succession,” explains Julian Siewertsen, who is

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responsible for the entire lighting division at btl. “This was not possible due to the ignition behaviour of the discharge lamps installed as standard in the stadium, which is why we opted for an LED-based solution with the ZENIT W600-D wash lights.” Since the end of 2021, 40 ZENIT W600-D lights have been in the portfolio of the Düsseldorf-based full service provider, and 40

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