Yes, elite sport is about passion, determination, superhuman levels of fitness and moments of inexplicable genius. But it’s also now just as importantly about data. When Artem Dovbyk ripped off his shirt to celebrate scoring the winning goal against Sweden in Euro 2020 last week he revealed what looked like a sports bra; in fact, that piece of kit contained a GPS tracker monitoring his every move. These devices have been about for a number of years now, with the information gathered being crunched, analysed and used by managers to fine tune every aspect of their players’ future performances.
是的，竞技体育是关于激情、决心、超人的体能水平和难以言表的天才时刻。但现在数据也同样重要。当多夫比克(Artem Dovbyk)在上周的2020年欧洲杯上撕下他的衬衫来庆祝对瑞典的胜利进球时，他露出了一个看起来像运动胸罩的东西；事实上，那件装备包含一个GPS跟踪器，监测他的一举一动。这些设备已经存在了很多年，收集到的信息被压缩、分析，并被教练团队用来微调他们球员未来表现的各个方面。