Summary
Skin tight body suits, trainers that can think and ball-spotting contact lenses the latest hi-tech sports aids make some remarkable claims but are they all just overpriced go-faster stripes? Mike Pattenden put them to the test
Sport, it has been noted, is war without the killing. And where wars are driven and won by the side with the best technology, ever since man began competing against man in the name of recreation, the guy with the best kit has already had one foot on the podium.See the full content of this document
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Great Leaps Forward
None of that has ever stopped the purists lamenting the relentless march of technology into sport. Their concern is that it undermines human achievement.
But just how fine is the line between cheating and seeking to gain an advantage over an opponent?When Russian pentathlete Boris Onischenko used a customised fencing epee that registered a hit whenever he pressed a button at the 1976 Olympics, the answer was obvious: he was completely bent. In th...See the full content of this document
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