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AMAZING OLYMPIC INNOVATIONS
Issue 192
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The 2024 Summer Olympics comes with an array of inspired inventions, from performance-enhancing footwear to Al-powered judges
The Summer Olympic Games comes around once every four years, and it's the ultimate stage for most athletes to display their sporting skills. While Olympians focus on their relentless training regimes ahead of their performances, the host country plans meticulously to present its city to the world. To show off their economic strength, innovation and dedication to environmental issues, Olympic hosts put on a display of the cutting-edge technology surrounding the competitions too.
The organisers of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have claimed that the upcoming event will be the most immersive series of the competition to date, including high-resolution 8K streaming and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across the judging, security and entertainment sectors. One of the most significant targets set for these games is to halve the carbon footprint produced by previous Olympics. The Tokyo 2020, Rio 2016 and London 2012 games emitted an average of 3.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, so Paris 2024 will need to reduce this to 1.75 million tonnes to reach its target. To help achieve this, 95 per cent of the Olympic infrastructure already existed or will be used after the games. The stadium venues and any buildings that are specially made will continue to be used for other purposes after the closing ceremony.
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