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Paris Open To Esports Being An Olympic Sport In 2024 Summer Games

Growing up, playing video games was all about bragging rights. Come 2024, it’s realistic that video games and esports could be played with something much larger at stake: Olympic medals. That’s because Paris, host of the 2024 Olympics, is considering adding esports as an event. “We have to look at it because we can’t say, […]

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Toyota Backs Effort To Build Flying Car To Light Olympics Cauldron

One of the world’s largest automakers is entering the flying-car race. Fifteen Toyota Group companies, including Toyota Motor Corporation, have pledged financial support to Cartivator Resource Management, a Japanese non-profit organization that is developing a flying car called SkyDrive. “I would like to thank all those that have supported us until now and to extend […]

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Australia’s Elite Teenage Swimmers Get First Look At New Tech

The future stars of Australian swimming are getting coached, not only in technique, but in technology that could help them achieve further success in the pool. At the beginning of July, Swimming Australia, the nation’s governing body for competitive swimming, announced its “NextGEN” team of 22 rising teenage swimmers. Those teens recently attended a camp from […]

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Olympian Michael Phelps Joins Board Of Mental Health Tech Startup

Swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, has been candid about facing mental health challenges — from contending with ADHD when he was younger and reaching a “point of desperation” when he was older — and has joined the board of a technology startup seeking to provide objective diagnoses for those battling depression, stress, […]

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Dive Mechanic Seeks To Help Australian Divers Improve Technique

It’s no secret to anyone who watches competitive diving, especially on the Olympic level, that the sport involves a great deal of precision and grace. It’s also difficult for the diver to replicate that precision several times over during an event. Dive Mechanic, a new tool created by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization […]

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