(Inside Science) – When game time rolls around, athletes must produce the best possible performance no matter when the competition starts or when they prefer to rise and shine. But according to a new study, researchers may underestimate the importance of athletes’ body clocks to their performance levels. It’s well known that people and animals […]
2014 was a landmark year for technology in sports. The Super Bowl reached its largest digital audience ever. The Sochi Winter Olympics displayed innovative new technology at every hairpin, half-melted turn. And the FIFA World Cup set a precedent for the global sport of soccer by putting technology at the forefront of the game on […]
Track and field differs from most other sports because it is solely measured in meters and seconds. A fraction of a second can make all the difference in track. Because of that, the technology that records data from track and field races must be as precise and accurate as possible. Technology involved in track and […]
This is what Sochi could look like during the Winter Olympics next year. (news.com.au)
February 7, 2014 marks the start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Temperatures in the Sochi area during February average in the upper 40s, making the area an unnerving winter wonderland. After all, the Winter Olympics without snow are more like the Summer Olympics, or perhaps even the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
On November 3, the International Olympics Committee (IOC) launched a new Olympic Athletes’ Hub app in order to connect fans with Olympic athletes like never before. With a searchable directory of all athletes and their various social network feeds, fans can find their favorite stars on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Another unique feature within the […]
