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Sports tech for elite athletes

We check out the tech behind the medals as we go inside the New South Wales Institute of Sport.

Pam Carroll
Former editor of CNET Australia, Pam loves being in the thick of the ever-growing love affair (well addiction, really) that Australians have with their phones, digital cameras, flat screen TVs, and all things tech.
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Ever wanted to know how Australia's elite athletes are trained?

The New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) is responsible for supporting and training athletes such as Torah Bright and Libby Trickett. Its athletes have won 126 medals at the Olympic Games from Atlanta 1996 to Vancouver 2010 and 132 medals at the Paralympic Games from Atlanta 1996 to Beijing 2008. We speak with Kenneth Graham, principal scientist at the NSWIS about the technology behind the medals.

This segment is part of CNET Australia's weekly video show, Pulse TV. Click here to watch the episode in full.