Post by Admin on Aug 5, 2021 18:32:30 GMT -5
Anyone watching? I caught some of the women's diving this afternoon, it always did impress me, however, what did catch my eye in the news was this:
www.nasdaq.com/articles/olympics-athletics-as-times-shrink-shoe-debate-grows-2021-08-05
TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - As athletics records continue to fall at the Olympics, adulation and incredulity at such extreme examples of human endeavour are being followed by more sober reflection as fans try to quantify the impact of carbon shoe technology and the Tokyo track.
Endurance athletes on the road have spent the last few years insisting that it is their training and dedication, not their carbon-plated, thick-soled shoes, that are the key factors in a series of amazing records, and now it is the turn of track athletes over the shorter distances.
And, as previously unimaginable chunks are ripped from marks that have stood for decades, there is even some sort of civil war between the lead protagonists arguing about whose new "performance-enhancing" shoes are the fairer.
The two 400 metres hurdles races in Tokyo this week have given the most dramatic indication that "something odd is going on."
Would it not be much fairer if all runners wore the same shoes, or no shoes, and would it not then be down to actual ability rather than shoes and the track?
www.nasdaq.com/articles/olympics-athletics-as-times-shrink-shoe-debate-grows-2021-08-05
TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - As athletics records continue to fall at the Olympics, adulation and incredulity at such extreme examples of human endeavour are being followed by more sober reflection as fans try to quantify the impact of carbon shoe technology and the Tokyo track.
Endurance athletes on the road have spent the last few years insisting that it is their training and dedication, not their carbon-plated, thick-soled shoes, that are the key factors in a series of amazing records, and now it is the turn of track athletes over the shorter distances.
And, as previously unimaginable chunks are ripped from marks that have stood for decades, there is even some sort of civil war between the lead protagonists arguing about whose new "performance-enhancing" shoes are the fairer.
The two 400 metres hurdles races in Tokyo this week have given the most dramatic indication that "something odd is going on."
Would it not be much fairer if all runners wore the same shoes, or no shoes, and would it not then be down to actual ability rather than shoes and the track?
