[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #761: Will the Olympic winners be determined by who had the most expensive tech?

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OPLIN 4Cast #761: Will the Olympic winners be determined by who had the
most expensive tech?
July 28th, 2021

[image: Women running a race on a track] As the Olympic games begin in
Tokyo, much of the focus has been on the technological innovations bringing
an amazing amount of content to viewers
<https://www.sportsvideo.org/2021/07/23/tokyo-olympics-six-cool-innovations-to-help-viewers-understand-the-games-in-new-ways/>,
including biometric data displays, 3D athlete tracking, true 360 video and
more. However, a great deal of tech is also involved in the training of
Olympic athletes, as you'll see from the stories below. Training technology
and wearables have brought an increased amount of data, allowing for very
granular fine-tuning...and increased controversy.

   -
   - Tokyo Olympics: from wearables to 3D printed shoes and AI-powered
   coaching, athletes are using technology to aim for gold
   <https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3141724/tokyo-olympics-wearables-3d-printed-shoes-and-ai>
   [South China Morning Post] "Dr Bryce Dyer, who researches assistive
   technology in sports and is the deputy head of the design and engineering
   department at Britain’s Bournemouth University, said technological
   advancement could lower the participation rate of underprivileged athletes
   in the long term due to the costs of technologies such as Speedo Fastskin
   swimsuits and Nike Vaporfly shoes."
   - Wearable tech at the Olympics: how athletes are using it to train to
   win
   <https://theconversation.com/wearable-tech-at-the-olympics-how-athletes-are-using-it-to-train-to-win-163860>
   [The Conversation] "Wearable tech produces large quantities of data that
   needs to be analyzed and contextualized with other types of information,
   such as sets, repetitions, intensities and interval times. The sheer
   quantity of data can easily become unmanageable when multiple athletes and
   training sessions are involved."
   - It's all in the wrist: Sports tech blossoms at Tokyo Olympics
   <https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Tokyo-2020-Olympics/It-s-all-in-the-wrist-Sports-tech-blossoms-at-Tokyo-Olympics>
   [NikkeaAsia] "Japanese telecom KDDI has developed a baseball embedded with
   a sensor that measures spin rates and ball movement. Priced under $300, the
   company hopes it to be widely used by children's baseball teams. Future
   Olympics, therefore, could become a clash of tech natives, trained from a
   young age by the latest technology."
   - Advances in spike technology are laughable and unfair, says Bolt
   <https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/exclusive-olympics-athletics-advances-spike-technology-are-laughable-unfair-says-2021-07-19/>[Reuters]
   "After athletes ripped through the record books in distance running with
   carbon-plated, thick-soled shoes, the technology has now moved into sprint
   spikes, where - although there is less time in a race for the advantage to
   make an impact - it is still enough to make a difference."

*From the Ohio Web Library <http://ohioweblibrary.org>:*

   - Technology is keeping coaches and athletes connected in time of social
   distancing
   <https://search-ebscohost-com.proxy.oplin.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=2W62104175763&site=ehost-live>
   (Sondheimer, E. (2020, March 28). Technology is keeping coaches and
   athletes connected in time of social distancing. *Los Angeles Times (CA)*
   .)
   - FASTER HIGHER SMARTER STRONGER
   <https://search-ebscohost-com.proxy.oplin.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sch&AN=129911234&site=ehost-live>
   (BRENNAN, C. (2018). Faster Higher Smarter Stronger. *National
   Geographic*, *234*(1), 42.)
   - FIT HYPER
   <https://search-ebscohost-com.proxy.oplin.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=137299434&site=ehost-live>
   (RUDY, M. (2019). Fit Hyper. *Golf Digest*, *70*(8), 80–84.)

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