Wavelight

{{Short description|Pace-setting technology used in running}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

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Wavelight is a pace-setting system using a series of LED lights on the inside of an athletics track developed by Wavelight Technologies in Nijmegen, Netherlands. It has been allowed for use in competition by World Athletics since 2020, citing benefits to pacing and the spectator experience.{{Cite web|last=Landells|first=Steve|title=How Wavelight technology has opened up new possibilities in athletics|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/feature/wavelight-technology-athletics|access-date=2020-10-20|publisher=World Athletics|website=www.worldathletics.org|language=en}}{{Cite news|last=Maese|first=Rick|title=Lights on the track are helping runners shatter world records|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/10/14/lights-track-running-world-records/|access-date=2020-10-20|issn=0190-8286}} Standalone variants are also available for personal, recreational, and amateur use.

In professional middle and long distance races on the Diamond League circuit, wavelights have been used as benchmarks for athletes to break specific records.{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} Wavelight Technologies |url=https://www.wavelight-technologies.com |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=www.wavelight-technologies.com}} In 2020, Joshua Cheptegei used the technology to break the 5000 m and 10000 m world records.

In 2025, it will be first used at a championship during the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships.{{Cite web |last=Szreter |first=Adam |date=2025-03-05 |title=Wavelight brings a new dimension to the European Athletics Indoor Championships |url=https://www.european-athletics.com/home/competitions/european-athletics-indoor-championships-2025/competition-news/wavelight-brings-a-new-dimension-to-the-european-athletics-indoor-championships |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=www.european-athletics.com |language=en}}