- Olympics: This year’s Olympics are already a mess because of drones and technology used to judge soccer games.
- The coaches of the Canada women’s football team said sorry after sending a drone over a practice in New Zealand.
- And in men’s soccer, a goal was ruled out 90 minutes after the game was over.
Technology is causing trouble at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris, even before they’ve officially started. This includes drones that fly off course and referee calls that are made too late.
Canada’s Olympic Committee (COC) said sorry on Wednesday after a staff member for the women’s football team was caught flying a drone over New Zealand Football’s practice, which they will soon be playing.
A member of the Canadian team’s staff was recording the practice to spy on it, the COC said in a statement.
“We offer our heartfelt apologies to New Zealand Football, to all the players affected, and to the New Zealand Olympic Committee,” the group said.
In its own words, the New Zealand Olympic Committee said it was “deeply shocked and disappointed.”
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After the fact, COC stated that an unlicensed analyst and an assistant coach would be sent home right away, and that head coach Bev Priestman would “remove herself” from Thursday’s game against New Zealand.
That’s not the only mistake that’s happened so far.
The Athletic says that an equalising goal was ruled out because of VAR (video assistant referee) technology and loud fans in the first game of the Olympic men’s soccer tournament between Argentina and Morocco. This happened an hour and a half after the game was over.
Argentina scored a late goal that made it look like the game was over, and fans from Morocco rushed the field. But when the stadium was empty, VAR officials decided that the play was offside, which meant the goal wasn’t allowed.
The tense game then started up again in a stadium that was empty.
The Argentina head coach, Javier Mascherano, called the mess a “circus,” according to The Athletic. Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi seemed to agree with Mascherano in an Instagram Story.
The Olympic Games officially begin on Friday at 1:30 p.m. ET with the Opening Ceremony.
FAQ’s
Q1: How is technology used in the Olympics?
Ans: Digital communication systems are also used to make sure that athletes and officials are safe during the games. Technology has had a big impact on how the world’s biggest sports event is run since the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896.
Q2: Why do the Olympics still matter?
Ans: The Olympic Movement’s goal is to help make the world a more peaceful and better place by teaching young people through sports that are played without bias and in the Olympic spirit, which means with a sense of friendship, unity, and fair play.
Q3: How technology has improved athletes?
Ans: Athletes can make smart choices about their training, nutrition, and healing by looking at the data they get from wearable tech and apps. Finding Your Weaknesses and Strengths: Data helps athletes focus their efforts more successfully by showing them exactly what they need to work on.
Q4: How sustainable is the Olympics?
Ans: To plan the “most sustainable” games, CO2 emissions will have to be kept to about 1.75 million tonnes. The Paris 2024 organising committee says that the summer Olympics in Tokyo 2020, Rio 2016, and London 2012 released an average of 3.5 million tonnes of CO2.
Q5: How does technology affect sports?
Ans: Technology has a huge effect on modern sports. It changes everything from training and performance analysis to how fans interact with the game and how it is called. There are many good things about these technological advances, but they also bring up concerns about privacy, ethics, and the risk of becoming too dependent on technology.
