{"id":84471,"date":"2019-05-14T10:55:11","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T07:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/blog\/science-and-olympic-sports\/"},"modified":"2019-05-14T10:55:11","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T07:55:11","slug":"science-and-olympic-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/science-and-olympic-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Science and Olympic Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><b>The 1<\/b><b>st<\/b><b> conference of the Israeli Olympic Sports Research Center will take place at \u00a0Technion on May 15 with the participation of senior researchers from Israel and around the world<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How can technologies used to test the characteristics of aircraft wings be utilized to assist the Israeli windsurfing team?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Running a marathon in less than two hours &#8211; is this only a physiological challenge? New developments in the field of footwear and nutrition will soon provide the answer.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Can mathematical models help coaches reduce the number of disqualifications in the long jump and triple jump events?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>3D printers, a bionic hand and artificial intelligence &#8211; from the world of medicine to the world of sports.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Israeli Olympic Sports Research Center&#8217;s first scientific conference &#8211; a new collaboration between \u00a0Technion &#8211; Israel Institute of Technology and Israel&#8217;s Olympic Committee, will take place on Wednesday, May 15th. The Center, headed by Prof. Alon Wolf of Technion&#8217;s \u00a0Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, and directed by Israel&#8217;s Olympic Committee and the Sports High Performance Unit, encourages applied research that will advance Olympic sport in Israel, across all its branches. The conference will take place at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Technion as part of the annual Belfer Symposium, and will be attended by senior coaches, scientists and researchers, members of the sports-tech industry and guest lecturers from the United States and England.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key speakers at the conference:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Dr. Alison Sheets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Senior Biomechanics Researcher at Nike. Her research focuses on the biomechanical mechanisms that limit the performance of athletes through experimental and computational approaches. Her lecture will address <\/span><b>the contribution of equipment innovation in improving the sports performance of athletes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Prof. Yannis Pitsiladis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Professor of Sports and Exercise Science at Brighton University, England. A world expert on the genetic and environmental effects of athletic performance, he will talk about the enormous <\/span><b>challenge of breaking the two-hour barrier in a marathon run<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Dr. Maya Benzoor- Cale<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Director of the Department of Physical Therapy at Wingate Institute for Sport Medicine and Research, will talk about <\/span><b>movement in rehabilitation and sports: How science fits into the clinical treatment of Olympic athletes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Prof. Anath Fischer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, of Technion\u2019s Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, will talk about the <\/span><b>bionic hand (a 3D printed hand) simulation using artificial intelligence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olympic athlete \u00a0<\/span><b>Rogel Nahum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u00a0<\/span><b>Gur Steinberg<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, coach of Israel&#8217;s windsurfing team,; professional cyclist <\/span><b>Niv Libner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u00a0and <\/span><b>Claudia Laciga<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, coach of the Israeli women&#8217;s beach volleyball team, will challenge the scientists and pose professional questions seeking scientific solutions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the full conference itinerary <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/gs2lffhbhbaqx4c\/AABeldY2K6QcpVxKSH7Y-0ZPa?dl=0\">click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the conference, there will be a visit to the research laboratories of the Israeli Center for Olympic Sports Research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Journalists and photographers are welcome to attend and must register in advance<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35454\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35454 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Untitled-2-7-1024x459.jpg\" alt=\"1st conference of the Israeli Olympic Sports Research Center \" width=\"640\" height=\"287\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1st conference of the Israeli Olympic Sports Research Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1st conference of the Israeli Olympic Sports Research Center will take place at \u00a0Technion on May 15 with the participation of senior researchers from Israel and around the world How can technologies used to test the characteristics of aircraft wings be utilized to assist the Israeli windsurfing team? 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