But what about cheating?
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New technology can improve performance in sport, but sometimes it also raises questions about cheating and rule-breaking.
During the Festival Live Launch Lesson, our experts Elise and Harry answered questions about sports and technology, including when special equipment or tools might cross the line and turn into cheating. Now they have some questions for you.
Watch their video and share your thoughts in the comments below.
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I [agree/disagree] with [Elise/Harry] because [your reason]. In response to the question, I think that [your views]. However, others might feel that [an opposite view].
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Comments (11)
Cheating is not right, no matter the circumstance or situation. Whether in academics or in competitions or in sport, what is wrong is wrong. As long as you did not enter the sports competition the right way or win the right way, you cheated. Winning is not just about being the best, it is also about how you earned it. So if you cheat during sports competitions and come out as first, sorry but you are not a winner. It is better to fail honestly than win dishonestly. No matter the form of cheating, whether taking in drugs to enhance your performances, or lying about your age group it still counts as cheating. Athletes should be reminded that honesty is the best policy. Besides, in my own opinion, there is this pride and joy that comes with winning honestly and knowing you earned it.
Hey Topical Talker I am dependable_pigeon From my own perspective cheating is the act of disobeying a particular rules for an individual to obey, They is a high rate of cheating during sports, 90% of people who engaged in sports have practiced cheating which will not even be fun because when someone cheat it makes it more easier for them to win the game and not be able to acquire anything.Thank you.
Hi, topical talkers. It is quite obvious that new technology can improve performance in sports, but a line should be drawn between technology and sports when it shifts focus from human skill and athleticism to distorting a fair play. If technology is permitted or included in a particular sport, it should be accessible to all and not exclusive to few in order to make the game equitable . As a matter of fact, we shouldn't forget that our primary focus is human performance, not technology.
I agree with Harry. I personally feel people invent things because they are lazy to do the work or the work is too overwhelming for them. Technology makes sports better and fun but it starts to become cheating when technological advancements submerges the athlete's personal effort. For example, an athlete trains everyday but on the day of the event, the athlete's hard work had gone to waste because the event was made too easy. Technology was made to make life easy but if it makes life too easy, what fun will life be?
I agree with Elise and Harry because new technology actually aids in the advancement of sports, but it can also lead to cheating and rule-breaking. I think this because technology is a very submissive structure, it can not think on its own, it does what its programmed to do, therefore it does not know what is wrong and what is right. People who want to win by all means can simply maneuver their way into the settings and make it work for them. Cheating is completely illegal and should not be practiced by anyone so then for preventive measures, I suggest that technology used for sports should be handled with tight security as to avoid being used by athletes for cheating.
All the cheaters will think that, they are fooling people with a fake victory, but in reality they are fooling themselves with their fake potential. When a trophy is won by a machine rather than a man, A true athlete's dream is destroyed, not by a better competitor, but by a better algorithm. Great cheaters will always break records and win a lot of awards, but honest people will win millions of hearts .The cheaters are not just breaking records, they are breaking the spirit of competition, sportsmanship ,honesty and humanity .If a win can be bought or manufactured, then the gold medal losses its soul leaving the true champions in the shadows of a machine. Cheating doesn't just beat an opponent,it burries lifelong dreams of those who believed that Hard work is the key to success. We can see this technology most clearly in the rise of carbon plated super shoes. While world athletics has now stepped in to ban certain prototypes,but the damage to the spirit of the sport is already done. Research suggests that if these shoes had existed in 2009 ,Ussain bolt's 9.58 seconds record could have been broken by someone else with just 9.42 seconds. I think that cheating illegally deserves awards ,but honesty deserves hearts!
I agree with Elsie and Harry because cheating will not get you anywhere .
Can you say why you think that cheating will not get you anywhere?
I agree with witty_instrument, cheating won't get you anywhere because let's say that you cheated in a competition, no one realised, you get a price and everything is amazing. Now evreyday you will see that medal on your desk in your house and you will remember that all what you did was to cheat nothing more. It won't be a great feeling.
In the other hand to exclude the technology from the Winter Games won't be a smart decision. In my opinion technology should exist in sport just to help the athletes to improve their skills and to guarantee their safety not the win. To prevent cheating, the organisation wich host the Winter Sport should verify the athletes before the start of every competition and should always analyse their activity to see if something is wrong
I agree with you because cheating will not get any body anywhere, also cheating is not something people should engage in. When people cheat to get a prize, when they wake up to see that prize, which they cheated to get they will absolutely not fill good at all. It is better to follow the rules of the game and win genuinely
yes, I agree with you.
if you cheat during sports with the aids of technology and win the competition you wouldn't fill motivated or engaged into the sports and cannot compete steadily on your own.
The kind of happiness you get from cheating cannot and will never be the same with the another who won independently and genuinely out of hardwork and training.
cheating takes no one, anywhere in life.
I completely agree with Elise as I included the same point as her "access" in the lesson. Technology is an imaginative tool that really helps everything improve. If everyone in a sport has the access to technology, why is it cheating? It's totally ok.
Why is technology ANYWAY important?
As Harry said, technology is developing every moment better and better and as it develops, it improves everything around it. It is really useful and helps in literally ALL fields especially sport. It improves athletes' performance, ensures fairer officiating, and reduces injury risks. From wearable sensors to video assistant referee (VAR), it has changed how sports are played, refereed, and coached. It has a great role in FAIRNESS, not only VAR or Hawk-Eye, but also Goal Line. DO YOU THINK THIS IS ALL? No!
It also helps in fan experience, for example, smart stadiums like AI powered crowd management and providing clear cameras which would enhance the view.
How can it be considered as "cheating" as Elise mentioned and I agree with her?
There are two cases:
1- the access
2- the equipment used
For the first case, I believe that this matters a lot as it can be even "unfair" in a match because the opposite player may not be able to buy it, for example. So, he will rely on his abilities only while the other player will have an additional support.
For the second case, the equipment used also can affect the athlete's performance. A shoes like carbon-fiber running shoes provides athletes with assistance. So, this is my own response to the question.
I think it is cheating it cheating because not a lot of people can get access to the technology that is being used but as we get into the future it will get cheaper so more people can get their hands on it
I disagree with Elise and Harry because everyone one must improve his level in skills and if the technology helps them improve their performance that would be a great choice.
All people in this world has wrong things that must be fixed and it’s not a cheat if someone tried fixing his weak points in anything.
I agree with Elise and Harry because cheating will make the other team unhappy and it won't enhance the growth in learning of the cheating team. So in response to the question, I think that the other team won't believe in their self that they will win. However, Cheating is not cool.