Sports Sector — Athletics

Athletics LED Lights

Floodlighting for Track and Field

For over 20 years, LED & Power has supplied sports floodlighting across the UK, including athletics venues and running tracks. Athletics is demanding to light, with the track, infield and field event areas all needing even, well-controlled light. Our asymmetric floodlights, high-mast fixtures and portable options cut energy costs by up to 60% against metal halide, with instant strike.

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Why Choose LED & Power for Your Athletics Lighting?

With years of experience supplying and designing sports floodlighting across the UK, we help athletics venues get the lighting right first time. We specify only proven, premium LED fixtures, the best lights in the industry, and put them in the right places using full lux and layout calculations to EN 12193 and World Athletics guidance. An athletics arena is a large, mixed space, track, infield and field events, so we design even light across all of it, with glare and spill kept in check, whether the venue is permanent or a temporary setup, and whether it hosts a single sport or several.

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Lighting standards

Recommended Lux Levels for Athletics Arenas

The table below shows recommended lighting levels for the track, field events and the surrounding areas of an athletics arena, based on EN 12193 (sports lighting) and World Athletics guidance for the arena, and EN 12464-1 for support areas. Our lighting designers use these values when producing your free photometric design.

Maintained Illuminance (Em) by Application

CIBSE SLL Code for Lighting – recommended values for athletics led lights environments

  • Track & Infield — Training / Recreational (Class III) 100
  • Track & Infield — Club Competition (Class II) 200
  • Track & Infield — National Competition (Class I) 500
  • Track & Infield — Televised / International 1000–2000 (Ev ≥1000)
  • Field Event Areas (jumps & throws) matched to class
  • Warm-up / Training Areas 100–200
  • Spectator Stands 200
  • Circulation / Car Park 20–50
0 lux 1,500 lux max shown
Application area Em lux Uo min UGR max CCT LPD W/m² IP rating
Track & Infield — Training / Recreational (Class III) 100 0.5 GR ≤55 4000–5700K site dependent IP66
Track & Infield — Club Competition (Class II) 200 0.6 GR ≤50 5000–5700K site dependent IP66
Track & Infield — National Competition (Class I) 500 0.7 GR ≤50 5000–5700K site dependent IP66
Track & Infield — Televised / International 1000–2000 (Ev ≥1000) 0.7–0.8 GR ≤35 ~5500K site dependent IP66
Field Event Areas (jumps & throws) matched to class 0.5–0.7 GR ≤50 5000K site dependent IP66
Warm-up / Training Areas 100–200 0.5 GR ≤50 4000–5000K site dependent IP66
Spectator Stands 200 0.4 UGR ≤22 4000K ≤7 IP44
Circulation / Car Park 20–50 0.25 GR ≤50 4000K ≤2 IP65

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Athletics Arena Lighting Design

From the first site survey, our specialists design and deliver a floodlighting scheme tailored to your athletics venue. We balance light quality, uniformity and compliance with your energy and budget targets, so the whole arena is lit evenly and costs less to run.

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  • Lux and layout calculations to EN 12193 and World Athletics
  • Even coverage across track, infield and field events
  • Dimming and zoning for training and multi-use
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  1. 1

    Site survey & requirements

    We assess your track and infield dimensions, field event areas, existing masts, mounting heights, level of competition and any broadcast needs.

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    Free lighting design

    We produce a DIALux lux plan with mast and fixture positions, wattages and predicted light levels across the arena.

  3. 3

    Lux & layout calculations

    We confirm maintained illuminance, uniformity and glare control for the track, infield and field events, with spill checked.

  4. 4

    Clear, itemised quote

    A transparent, no-obligation quote with trade pricing applied where relevant.

  5. 5

    Supply & fast delivery

    Your fixtures picked, packed and delivered across the UK, free over £200.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about LED lighting for your athletics led lights.

Why choose LED & Power for athletic arena lighting projects?

We have years of experience designing and supplying sports floodlighting across the UK, and athletics venues have their own demands, even light across a large area covering the track, infield and field events, with good uniformity and controlled glare and spill. We specify premium, high-output LED floodlights and position them correctly using full lux and layout calculations to EN 12193 and World Athletics guidance. You also get a free lighting design, trade pricing and expert support from first enquiry to installation, for permanent and temporary setups alike.

How can LED lighting help athletic venues reduce energy costs?

LED floodlights use up to 60% less energy than the metal halide floodlights they replace, and athletics venues light a large area, often through the darker training months, so the savings are significant. Precise optics put more light on the track and field and less into wasted spill, and adding dimming for training sessions cuts costs further. For most venues the investment is recovered within two to three years, then keeps saving.

How long do LED floodlights last in athletics facilities?

Quality LED floodlights last 50,000 hours or more, which for most venues means well over a decade of use before output drops significantly. That is far longer than metal halide, which needed relamping every few years, often requiring access equipment to reach fixtures on tall masts around a track. Longer life means far lower maintenance and less disruption to training and competition.

How does LED & Power ensure the correct lighting levels for athletics facilities?

We produce a full photometric lighting design for your venue, calculating the maintained lux, uniformity, glare and spill needed across the track, infield and field event areas to meet EN 12193 and, where relevant, World Athletics standards. We factor in your mast positions and heights, the events held, and any broadcast needs, then specify the fixtures and layout to deliver even light at the right level. The design is free and tailored to your facility.

What lighting is recommended for multi-use athletics facilities?

Many athletics venues are multi-use, with a football or rugby pitch on the infield, so the lighting needs to serve both the track and the infield sport to their respective standards. We design a scheme that meets the higher requirement and lights the whole area evenly, with dimming and zoning so you can run lower levels for training or light only the areas in use. This keeps a multi-use venue flexible and efficient, and we confirm the right approach in the design.

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