EDITORIAL
Data is becoming increasingly important in the training of professional athletes. Always in search of the best possible performance, the actors of the world of the sport do not hesitate to obtain devices last generation. If for the moment there is no question of talking about "technological doping", our editorialist Jean-Pierre Montanay quips about future Olympics with a category 100% human and another ... bioman.
"The data is not the EPO of the future, the new technologies will be inviting massively for more and more scientific training.Welcome to the air of new generation sensors, miniaturized and hyper sophisticated, which can even measuring the athlete's deep psychological state before a big competition Is he focused enough to tackle this match and is he not too disturbed by negative stress?
Will the equipment also benefit from these state-of-the-art innovations?
Yes, hyper-connected equipment such as balloons, rackets or bicycle pedals that transmit directly to athletes, via a headset, information on how to hit or pedal. Correcting the shot is done instantly with, often at the rendezvous, better perfs. Virtual reality helmets will allow athletes to evolve in an unfamiliar environment and be confronted with unusual opponent movements to refine their reflexes.
And artificial intelligence?
It too is called to the rescue of athletes, thanks to the millions of data ingested by artificial intelligence. In tennis, we can predict the shot from his opponent or understand the technical and tactical genesis of a goal. Shelling, dissecting, history to set up a device to avoid this goal, next time.
Will new technologies stop doping?
The definitive death of the Belgian pot is certain. But this high-tech arms race may, on the contrary, risk transforming athletes into supermen, with operations to improve performance. Then, we could attend the Olympics in 2058 with a 100% human category and another in 'bioman' mode with athletes increased to 30, even 50%. With tomorrow, perhaps, and alas, a new Olympic motto: the important thing is to win. "