Behind the Olympic gold medal is not only a sports competition, but also a science and technology competition.

At the end of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, the China delegation ranked second in the medal list with 38 gold medals, 32 silver medals and 18 bronze medals, which tied the best achievements in overseas Olympic history.

We know that the Olympic Games is the largest comprehensive sports event in the world, so athletes all over the world try their best to win a battle and win a medal, preferably a gold medal.

However, judging from the previous Olympic Games, behind the Olympic gold medals, the proportion of science and technology is getting higher and higher, and the possible gold medal battle in the future is even more a battle of science and technology.

For the simplest example, the shark skin swimsuit used by the American swimming team can improve the swimming speed of athletes by 3% to 7.5%. For another example, in this Olympic Games, No.9 Aerospace Institute successfully grafted aviation inertia technology into swimming training, accurately capturing the posture and breathing of athletes every second, and helping China athletes win the championship.

Let's talk about Sue again. This time, Su became the first person in Asia to participate in the 100 meter final. Although only ranked sixth, this achievement is also a milestone in the history of China Olympic Games.

So how does Sue train? There is a whole set of technology. In his training, computer bionic simulation gives a number of data such as running step length and knee joint angle during preparation. Then, through high-tech equipment and technology such as high-speed camera, biochemical analyzer and artificial intelligence analysis system, the athletes are monitored in all directions, and personalized and data-based training programs are formulated to comprehensively improve their competitive ability.

In fact, it is no longer unusual for such technology to be introduced into sports, especially artificial intelligence and bionic computing, which have long been used in competitive sports, especially in projects involving strategy directly or indirectly.

To put it bluntly, the current sports arena is not only a competition of athletes' physiological functions, but also a competition of science and technology, and behind science and technology is a competition of economic strength.

Moreover, in the future, this trend will become more and more obvious, because with the assistance of science and technology, the role of athletes will be more prominent, while athletes without the assistance of science and technology may be more backward. This also means that it may be more and more difficult for small countries with poor scientific and technological strength and poor economic strength to win medals in the Olympic Games.