The technology used

The technology used in the sportswear if you are curious is actually known as the Lunarlite foam technology. As the name has suggested, it is a technology developed in conjunction with Nasa engineers. The advantages this technology offers are lightweight, cushioning, stability and responsiveness. The foam used in Nasa's space shuttle seats, is 30 percent lighter than normal foams yet spreads pressure more evenly across the foot to protect it from injury.

Track and field

The shoe for track and field has always been changing since the market for it is kind of larger. Running is an exercise that many people do actually and better shoes can allow more comfort for runners when running and they will buy them for a more comfortable running session. Not only that, many sports actually have running as part of their physical regime. A proper pair of running shoes is therefore important so that athletes will be in a good condition to practice their skills after their running session. This year a new pair of track and field of shoe known as the zoom victory spike will be introduced and wore by American Bernard Lagat, the reigning 1,500m and 5,000m world champion.

Taekwondo

This is one cool shoe and it is the shoe designed for the sport Taekwondo. Usually in this sport athletes will not wear any shoes during the game. In step which is the part of the feet that Taekwondo athlete used to kick and score the points might sometimes get injured when it clashes with the opponent now will have protection since it is covered. Athletes can therefore kick with more ease. What happens when the athlete wear this new shoe will be that neoprene foot cover protects from impact. Five-toe, open-bottom design allows natural contact between and mat. This shoe is called TKV which is easy to remember since the sport in short abbreviation is called TKD.

Equestrian

Even footwear for sports such as equestrian or weighlifting, which have not changed much in the past few decades, were updated with new innovations.

For equestrian, the shoe is known as Ippeas which means rider, quite a cool name I thought actually. Athletes in the sport will feel good wearing it upon hearing the name.

The technology for the shoe includes rubber outsole pads which improve traction on stirrups. High-abrasion synthetic rubber on inner side of boot gives riders improved grip on the horse and saddle. Track and field-inspired screw-mount spurs reduce weight by doing away with strap-on spurs.

Gymnastics

Looking at this object, you may wonder that it is not exactly a shoe. But in actual fact, it is a vaulting shoe inspired by track and field spikes for controlled approach and landing.

Now gymnasts can jump high do their stunts with less worry of having too much too much impact on their feet. The way the shoe is designed makes it look more like a sander actually but making it more expose kinds allows more comfort for the athletes as gymnastic is considered as a bare foot traditional sport.

By the way, this shoe is called Pidima (leap).

Zesti

Think beach volleyball is a barefoot sport? Now there is a shoe made just for beach volleyball. It is known as Zesti( Greek for sun). It is made of seamless feather-light and breathable fabric which is impenetrable to sand. Rubber cleats provide added traction in deep sand. Split -toe for natural movement

Dressed to kill

At the coming Olympics this year, the focus will not only be on the athletes but also on the sportswear of them. Technology has been incorporated into sportswear to enhance the performance of the athletes and it is really interesting to know whether such technology can really help make the athletes perform better. In the race to be faster, higher and stronger, sportswear companies have developed lighter, tighter and cooler apparel. Clothing and footwear, after all is more than just skin deep. It could be the heart of the matter for an athlete needing that edge over his rivals. Every second, every point and every thread will count towards victory.