The Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics Technology in Sport

Athletes in sports require speed and stamina to perform in competition , they need to be able to do so with minimum resistance.This has been recognized across several sports today. From the materials used in swim outfits to the curves on a Formular 1 car , the  understanding of aero -dynamics and hydrodynamics has allowed the performance of the athletes to minimize our resistance and increase speed. The use of aerodynamics as a decider between winning and losing was shown emphatically in the 1989 Tour de France final time  trial where Greg LeMond sat in second place 58 seconds , behind Laurent Fignon. He adopted aerodynamic handlebars and helmet , while Fignon did not. LeMond eventually beat Fignon by 58 seconds , winning the three-week event by only 8 seconds. Later analysis through wind-tunnel data showed that the use of the bars alone gained LeMond 1 minute and the helmet 16 seconds. Essentially if Fignon had adopted this new technology , he would have won the event.

Comments

  1. shelton ndlovu6 October 2017 at 14:50

    For sure technology has brought an impact that made our sports to be interesting

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The world of sport is continually changing over the years and the use of  technology is just one of those areas that has made an impact on many sports categories in the modern day. Hawk-Eye Technology Hawk-eye is the name given of a computer and camera system which traces a ball's trajectory.It is being used in international cricket and tennis ,and many other sports are also looking at making use of this technology .The system is also being trialled in soccer as part of the goal line assessment .The premier league of football in the UK has agreed to the introduction of goal-line sensors after being given approval by football rule-makers.The system being developed by the UK company Hawk Eye uses a camera taking 600 frames a second on the goal -line with the information is analyzed  by computer and sent to the referee's headset or a device on his wrist . In 2015 Hawk-Eye technology was also used by rugby officials at the 2015 Rugby world cup ,to improve decision making by t...
Read more

TECHNOLOGY IN DRUG TESTING

Tests to detect illegal drugs are not an individual technology as much as a collection of technologies that has changed almost every sport in the world. Until 1999 , there were small-scale ,uncoordinated drug tests across individuals sports, but these were fairly easily bypassed. In many sports , drug  abuse to improve performance was endemic . Since then , the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has helped to push forward the use of drug -testing technologies to help fight the use of performance    enhancing drugs in sport. This has levelled the  playing field in many sports and helped to weed out some of the biggest drugs cheats in world sport,from Lance Armstrong to Dwayne Chambers. It has given faith in  performances back to the athletes too. Before , when an outstanding individual performance occurred ,many treated it with a degree of suspicion. Today , thanks to this technology , people many have doubts , but athletes can point to reliable drugs testing to sho...
Read more

Positive Impact of Technology in sport

Technology is science or knowledge put into practical use to solve problems or invent useful tools. Technology has had a gigantic impact on almost every aspect of our society , the world has changed tremendously , and people are now about to gain information more quickly , communicate more directly  and effectively and grow ideas.Because of improvements in technology ,sports coverage is more extensive than ever before.Previously viewers had to select between on a few channels to catch the game now available plethora of  options .Coverage is now available live and full replay .In recent history missing the big game having to wait until the following  morning , when you could read  about the results in the newspaper or hear from  your friends .Now however people are able to record ,save and replay any footage. 
Read more