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Video: What sporting future? Risks and rewards

So far in the 2016 Rio Olympics we have seen several world records (e.g. Ayana in the 10,000m, Peaty in 100m breaststroke, Wlodarczyk in the hammer,  Qingquan in weightlifting). In this video Michael Johnson, who yesterday lost his 400m world record to Wayde van Niekerk reflects on the future of sport in an age when technology is advancing rapidly.

https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/OU-Sport/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/CP_OpenUni_TheFuture_TX_121115.mp4

Note: This video is also available in the OpenLearn Chasing Perfection video collection

This entry was posted in Caroline Heaney, Chasing Perfection, Olympics, Technology on August 16, 2016 by Caroline Heaney.

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