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Know your Olympic Sports
Dumb jocks? Hardly. As the Olympics draws to a close, PopSci rounds up the cutting-edge science and technology athletes are using to go farther and faster than ever before .
Saturday, 23 August 2008 17:09

Here is a look at the Olympic sports through the search of POPSCI.

By Brett Zarda Posted 08.22.2008 at 1:02 pm 0 Comments

Table Tennis

Speed glue, robots and more. Learn why ping pong truly is the sport of champions

Running

Swifter suits, shoes that lean and gaming the pistol are just the beginning of the tech innovations giving track the runaround this summer


Synchronized Swimming

Think it's a sissy sport? Think again. A look at the arduous training, high-tech speakers and super-strong hair paste involved in keeping those swimmers peak

Volleyball

Smacking a ball over a net calls for some surprising technology

Softball

A look at the advanced tools players are using to stay sharp—even as softball's last hurrah nears a close

Swimming

The athletes, the water, and the technology

Gymnastics

A slew slew of high-tech innovations have vaulted gymnastics to the forefront


 

Synchronized Swimming (Round Two)

A high-tech, swimsuit-bound light show has landed Spain's team in hot water

Filming Beijing

Bringing every action second packed second to millions of viewers takes some serious gadgetry

Equestrian

The largest athletes need high-tech toys too

Field Hockey

Bending it like Beckham, special shoes, and one very hot training chamber are all part of the making of a modern player

Doping Beijing

The drugs behind the door



 

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