OpenTrack News: Saudi Arabia Sign
We are delighted to announce OpenTrack will be working with the Saudi Arabian Athletics Federation from 2025 onwards
After a successful trial in 2024, OpenTrack is delighted to have signed a contract to provide our Federation Management System and Competition Management System to the Saudi Arabian Athletics Federation (SAAF).
In this update:
Utilising OpenTrack’s Federation Management System
Delivering top-tier competitions
Other improvements
We’re thrilled to be expanding OpenTrack’s footprint into Asia, with SAAF joining over a dozen national athletics federations using OpenTrack to manage their athletics.
With their support we will be fully implementing support for Arabic in the coming months, ensuring that all displays and reports can handle dual-script languages correctly.
Utilising OpenTrack’s Federation Management System
Already in use across Europe and beyond, we’re delighted to be able to offer the features of OpenTrack’s Federation Management System in a new country, saving time for federation staff, club administrators, and athletes.
Athlete licensing will be easier than ever in Saudi Arabia thanks to OpenTrack’s all-in-one solution, allowing athletes and club administrators to manage memberships, join new clubs, and keep track of who belongs where.
With federation staff in control of everything that matters, including club affiliations, coaches and officials, and much more, we’re looking forward to streamlining the administration of athletics, so staff can focus on what really matters — delivering more athletics for more people.
Delivering top-tier competitions
OpenTrack’s Competition Management System is used around the world, and we’re excited to help SAAF deliver events from the grassroots to the very top tiers of athletics — keep an eye out for the stars of the future when the Asian U18 Championships come to Saudi Arabia in April!
Multiple ways to enter competitions means athletes and clubs benefit, with our standardised individual entries and team declarations allowing organisers to keep track of even the largest competitions.
Our suite of powerful competition management features makes competition administration a breeze, and organisers can look forward to a host of top-tier features, including:
Automated data exchange with statistical providers, including World Athletics, Tilastopaja, and more
World Athletics-compliant seeding
Live results integration with all major photofinish and chip timing providers
Automatically generated sharing graphics
Versatile TV console for competition broadcasts
Other improvements
We’re still hard at work making OpenTrack better for everyone, with plenty of improvements since the new year.
Efficiency improvements should mean that even the largest competitions on OpenTrack run smoother than ever, and there’s also been advances in our chip timing integration with RaceResult - take note, road race organisers!
Our federation management tools have had a tidy up behind the scenes as well, with club and federation membership management now even simpler for athletes.
We’re thrilled to have added to the growing stable of federations using OpenTrack to make their lives easier — if your federation could benefit from taking steps towards digitisation, there has never been a better time to start.
As always, if you have any feedback, requests, or want help bringing your athletics into the 21st century, feel free to get in touch at info@opentrack.run.