For the first time, many track and field athletes would be wearing so-called “super shoes” in Tokyo Olympics to help improve their times.
Critics describe the technology being used as “mechanical doping”, but the sport’s governing body insists no rules are being broken.
Al Jazeera’s Andy Richardson reports from Tokyo, Japan.
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How do I get a pair of these shoes?! I need something to help my times 😆
just add a motorcycle shock absorber to your 10dollar shoes and eureka!!!!
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@Sammy youre welcome!
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I have super socks, and super jock strap
Yeee no using A better shoe is not the same as injecting or using a substance which affects your body.
They Need dope shoes because everyone use steroids already
No, not if you know what doping means…
How many days before hastily manufactured Super Shoes are available on Amazon for $79.99?
wait till Vietnam makes them
12 days!
I want one. 😍
Get two even.
which foot?
sure amigo i send you my home made 10dollar china shoe with 2 opposing magnets in it to boost lifting performance
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They are fools doping is 1000 km far from what they are showing
Will I be able to out run the pandemic?
It is made by asics, called METASPEED SKY. It costs $250!
thank you
It’s insane, the facts that both men’s & women’s tokyo 2020 triathlon winners using that shoe..
Shoes Used by Eluid Kipchoge – Nike Alphafly
to be fair, no exclusivity, should be made available for every athletes competing same discipline on same event.
capespring yes. though notable to actually be fair, the runners would need to get them early to train with.
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silly, of course they’re not doping and should be allowed! I just hope that shoes like that are affordable for any serious runner, because if they’re not, that’s actually unfair. I don’t think that a carbon fiber plate necessarily costs very much to add to an already expensive shoe.
Well said!
They are now trying to make Athletic a business hub just like soccer and formula 1
OK will neeed for badminton, asap
If you can’t run no shoes will assist you one has to be a good learner
I can’t use things in my body to go faster, but as long as I have them On my body, then it’s all fine
It’s cheating, plain and simple.
@Abe M. That sounds good in theory, but is unrealistic to the fullest.
The IOC is the most petty, ridiculous organization in the world. And they wonder why nobody want to watch the Olympics anymore.
Im calling bullshit. This is all marketing.
That’s what it’s all about. Nike loves controversy
we need to get truck shock absorber manufacturers to develop the spring and rebound dampers for these shoes to improve them further
So what are the name of these super shoes. Are they called super shoes?
Give me a break.
If you can run and have stamna you can
And if you can’t do even 200 meters no matter what you wear you can’t run
So ridiculous allegation on shoes
All Olympic events should have a mandated uniform of Champion trackpants, multi-pack ankle socks, itchy polyester zip-up jumper and Kmart shoes.
No exceptions; not even aquatic sports.
That girl in the thumbnail has a “super” body…..😏😘
Unless you make the athletes run barefoot technology is going to play a part.
Comparing super shoes to F1 is a joke, go run a marathon under 2 hrs if its all about the shoes i’ll wait
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I’ll sell you mine cuz they hurt tush. Your scoop shoot hurts too! Only 989.00 per pair!
I learned a long time ago that a perfectly designed shoe can prevent many other problems with body mechanics. It doesn’t pay to buy cheaply made shoes.
Nice try but all shoes are cheaply made and sold at a mark up, now poorly designed shoes are a different story.
Shoes are just a tool for runners to express their personality. We should look more toward educating as many people as possible regarding fitness and health pertaining to the sport instead of taking away something so trivial and replacing it with boring uniformity.
Might wanna get yourself educated first on Nike marketing campaigns, after that study how children make fun of other children for not having overpriced cotton shoes .
@King B thanks for the advice and kids don’t just make fun of other kids because of Nike shoes. They make fun because of their parents or skin colour or character traits. Maybe go do a quick survey asking around the streets if people were made fun of because of Nike shoes. I think you get only 0.001% say yes
Super shoes on super dumb folks. That’s gotta make stupid right
I thought these “super shoes” will give you superhuman powers or something when I read the headline
Is there a motor inside the shoes ??? Suggestion that it’s like doping Is brainless. Abebe Bikila won back to back Olympic marathons in the 60’s – and he ran BAREFOOT. It’s the athlete – not his equipment.
How can these shoes (that are available to anyone making it a level playing field) considered an issue to some yet people are fine with a man competing against women in weightlifting!? Madness.
They probably give about a 5% increase in performance over what was available before 2016, that’s a huge advantage for today’s athletes, so i will be adjusting all pre-2016 times by -5% in my reckoning when comparing old records to new records.