Maybe you think that we'll talk of the technical support of the Games. Not today!
🏃♀Here we're going to show you the new technology, which helps athletes set speed records!
🥇Experts say that so many speed records were set in the Tokyo 2020, thanks to a special running surface (also called `a track') in the combination with unique shoes.
🏟The 'track' is made by Mondo, an Italian company that makes running surfaces for sports competitions.It was buit specially to the Games and wasn't used much due to postponing the event.
🔬The top part of the track is made from extra-hard rubber. Below that are spaces containing air holes. This design aims to take the shock and help runners bounce off the track after each step.
💁Ronnie Baker is an American 100-meter runner. He told The Associated Press that running on the surface “feels like I’m walking on clouds.” He called the track “beautiful” and “smooth.”
👟Nike’s high-tech Vaporfly shoe came out a few years ago. It includes a piece of carbon fiber that has already helped long-distance runners finish their races minutes faster than before.
✅Runners in Tokyo were permitted to use this same shoe technology on the track.
🏆This combination is considered to be the winning point here! However, some athletes sure, that their win depends only from the training.
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