The \u2018super shoes\u2019 have revived debate on technological doping at Tokyo Olympics 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Athletes have delivered extreme performances that have been partly attributed to these advanced shoes, as well as a high-tech track that they ran on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Critics, however, allege that using the super footwear, first developed by the American multinational Nike and now adopted by several competitors, amounts to \u2018technological doping\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Vaporfly series of shoes by Nike, lab tests have shown subsequently, helps an athlete save four per cent more energy than a competitor who does not wear them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, track spikes \u2014 shoes that have spikes underneath to give runners a grip \u2014 also became more technologically advanced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unlike traditional spikes, which have tried to lessen the amount of midsole foam in order to decrease weight and energy absorption, super spikes have a better foam that is able to return as much as 80 to 90 per cent of energy to the athlete\u2013 thus acting like a spring in every step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The carbon-fibre plate in super footwear is believed to allow athletes a more effective push-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
World Athletics, the governing body for track and field sports, approves \u201csuper shoes\u201d, but with regulations on foam thickness, as well as other parameters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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