hello and welcome to for and agains

hello and welcome to for and against where this week will be discussing the following statement there is too much technology in sport and by technology we mean any human made memes any method machine device or piece of clothing or equipment which is developed using scientific knowledge for practical purposes exactly what those purposes are in sporting terms i'll leave for our guests to say but it's clear that in recent times technology has revolutionized the world of sport in authentic example marathon runners are electronically tagged and their progress during a race can be followed online materials technologies are constantly working on improving footwear and clothing for different athletic events many swim is now. which i made from material designed to help them swim faster in the water is made their first appearance as recently as the year two thousand in sydney australia and tennis bats both their material and their design now bear little resemblance to those used in the nineteen seventies when personalities like beyond bog or john mcenroe grace the tennis courts it would be strange unthinkable even for players like wrapping a towel or two appear on court now with a bat made of wood our studio guest today will be debating the extent to which these developments and others like them are beneficial to sport whether technology should continue in the same way to help us achieve our sport related goals or whether it is having too much influence and should be kept out of sports