Those who have followed the matches of Italy’s volleyball at the Rio 2016 Olympics will have noticed the introduction of instant reply, the NBA habit since the 2002-2003 season. For each point a doubt, the referee may alter a decision based on the review of the action by the second referee and the teams can see it again in slow motion on a big screen.
The technological innovation, common to volleyball and beach volleyball, is one of the novelties of the 2016 Olympics being held in Rio de Janeiro. Many of these, in fact, have already been introduced in international competitions, but it is the first for the Olympic competitions.
With respect to the technology to the public, or that behind scenes, of which we have already discussed, the innovations are designed for athletes, teams, referees, in short, to make the most correct results possible.
the screens where you see the counter tanks were introduced at the world championships last year swimming and make their Olympic debut at Rio 2016. Useful especially for those who compete over long distances underwater screens placed by Omega, the historic Olympic partners, help athletes not to lose count of the tanks and, for each lane is updated each time the swimmer touches the touchpad located on the bank.
If the canoe races , on the other hand, technology has thought viewers. The GPS sensors positioned in the canoes allow you to store more precise data on the direction and the speed of the participants in order to better understand the individual tactics.
During the shooting competitions archery we have seen some shot by the cameras placed on the targets, but the technology introduced to the 2016 Olympics was not limited to this.
a network of sensors placed on the target allows, for the first time, to know the score a second after the impact. The system is able to determine the position of the arrow on the target with an accuracy of about 0.2 mm, more precise human eye.
In addition, viewers Rio 2016 will be able to know in real time changes in heart rate during the test.
An RFID tags on weapons at the Olympic games in 2016
shooting competitions with firearms use electronic targets from Beijing in 2008, the innovation of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is the insertion of a laser technology instead of the traditional acoustic system to calculate the score.
It was also inserted an RFID tag in each weapon so you know their location at any time.
also in weightlifting was expected to improve the experience of the viewer with the introduction a room that captures the athlete’s movement from all angles.
During a test event in February, the helmets for the Taekwondo have been equipped with sensors with transmitters WIFi in order to electronically calculate points, helping the referees in this task in the past it has caused some errors. The Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be the first to introduce innovation.
In addition, athletes will wear magnetic stockings, and crash sensors caps and suits always with the intention to minimize refereeing errors. The signal delay of 0.1 to 0.2 tenths of a second and there is also an instant replay in doubtful cases.
Finally, Visa has introduced a bracelet available to the public with which to make such a contactless payment within the racetracks. A bracelet with the same functionality, but does not require battery and is up to 50 meters underwater, it was handed a 45 testimonial Visa athletes.
On the use of technology to the Rio Olympics please read also these two articles have already been published in recent days:
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