This chapter explores the difficulties of consistently applying small distinctions in sports and discusses examples where technology has caused issues with the interpretation of rules. It raises the question of whether technology is always beneficial in sports.
At last year’s World Athletics Championships, sprinter TyNia Gaither was disqualified for false starting... after the gun went off. Officials said she started faster than humanly possible. How can that be?
This episode originally ran on June 15, 2022.
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