Britain's elite track and field athletes are set to be given a boost in their preparations for London 2012 with the installation of the Olympic track at two training locations.

A replica of the Mondo FX track due to be installed at London's Olympic Stadium will be fitted at both UK Athletics' (UKA) National Performance Centres in Lee Valley and Loughborough. The London Marathon Charitable Trust's (LMCT) has agreed to provide £220,000 to enable UKA - working with Loughborough University and Lee Valley Regional Park Authority - to lay the track.

Only 10 stadiums around the world currently boast a Mondo FX surface - two of which are in Beijing, China. The National Performance Centres are set to be the only training facilities with such a track. UKA's Lee Valley Athletic Centre director Dan Pfaff said: "The two National Performance Centres will be the only training centres in the world with this track installed, giving our athletes considerable advantage.

"It is super fast and is of particular benefit to structured running events such as sprints, hurdles and all horizontal and vertical jumps. Training on the track day in and day out will mean the Olympic Stadium will feel like home in 2012."