Olympians Once Loved These Technologies – Where Are They Now?

Trivia Tuesday: Which of these technologies are still being sported at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and which have fallen off the podeum?

Amanda Pedersen

August 5, 2024

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Kinesio tape is seen on the leg of a USA player in their women's preliminary beach volleyball pool B match at the Tokyo Olympic Games in July 2021.
Kinesio tape is seen on the leg of a USA player in their women's preliminary beach volleyball pool B match between the USA and Spain at the Tokyo Olympic Games at Shiokaze Park in Tokyo on July 27, 2021.Image by: YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images

A decade ago, the following wearable health and sports technologies were all the rage among Olympic athletes. In 2016, MD+DI investigated the science behind these technologies. Today, we take a look at where they are today and if they are still being sported at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

About the Author

Amanda Pedersen

Amanda Pedersen is a veteran journalist and award-winning columnist with a passion for helping medical device professionals connect the dots between the medtech news of the day and the bigger picture. She has been covering the medtech industry since 2006.

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