ThemodernOlympicGameswerefoundedwiththeintentionofimprovinghealthandeducationpromotingworldpeaceandencouragingfairandequalcompetition．ButovertheyearstheOlympicsaying“fa

　　ThemodernOlympicGameswerefoundedwiththeintentionofimprovinghealthandeducationpromotingworldpeaceandencouragingfairandequalcompetition．ButovertheyearstheOlympicsaying“fasterhigherstronger”haspushedscientistsaswellasathletestodoeverythingpossibletoreachnewlevels．

　　Doctorsengineersandcoachesalluseeverythingsciencehastooffertoachievethatlittlebitextraincompetition．Thereasonmoderntechnologyhasbecomepartofsportisverysimple：winningisjustasimportantasitwas2500yearsagoattheOlympicsofancientGreece．DevelopmentsintechnologyhaveoftenbeenreflectedinthemethodsoftrainingandperformanceattheOlympicsthroughhistory．Thistechnologyfallsintotwomaingroups：improvinganathlete’sperformanceincompetitionandallowingresultstobemeasuredmoreaccurately．

　　Oneofthecreationsthathasdrawnthemostattentionisthenewhigh-techswimsuitfromSpeedowhichwasusedbymanyUSswimmersinAthens．UntilSydney2000itwasthoughtthatthesmallertheswimsuitthefastertheswimmerwouldtravel．

　　“HoweverthefactthatattheSydneyOlympics28ofthe33goldmedalistswerewearingthebodycoveringFastskinsuitprovedthetheorywasoutofdate”saidAndyThomasvice-presidentofSpeedo．

　　Thecompany’sfullbodysuitissupposedtomakeswimmers3to4percentfasterparticularlywhenturningordivingintothewater．Itisbelievedthatthesuitcreateslesswaterresistanceasitmovesbehavingmorelikeasharkskinthanahumanskin．

　　Theintroductionofhigh-techequipmentmeansthatathletesinallsportsfromthe100-metresprinttothepolevaultcannowtrainmoreeffectively．

　　Meanwhilescientificdevelopmentalsomeansperformancescanbemeasuredandstudiedmoreaccurately．Notonlyarewinningtimesmoreaccuratelyrecordedbutcheatingathletesareeasiertocatchout．Athens2004organizerspromisedtouseonlytheverylatestequipmenttomeasuredistanceandspeed．

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