The rate of technological advancement in sport is unprecedented. From data analytics to robotic umpiring to smart equipment, technologies are reshaping what it means to achieve and compete. Even the International Olympic Committee has now developed an AI strategy.

It's also big business with the sport industry conservatively estimated at around one per cent of global GDP.

So, when does ingenious innovation become cheating? And if technology pushes us past the point of physical capacity, why bother with human competitors at all?

Guests

Professor Sascha Schmidt – Director of the Centre for Sports and Management, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Louis Weston – Barrister and sports lawyer, Outer Temple Chambers, London

Dr John Holash – Assistant Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, The University of Calgary

Robert Marchiori – CEO Cognizant Australia

Further information

21st Century Sports. How Technologies Will Change Sports in the Digital Age

International Olympic Committee - Olympic AI Agenda

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