Putting limits on the swoosh mob limits wider change for the better | Ben Ryan

At these tech-driven Tokyo Olympics, innovation is - as it has been for decades - a source of disquiet, but beating the odds is part of the Games' mystique In 1964, the Tokyo Olympics were dubbed the "Technology Games". Up in the skies, satellites were used to televise all the action live for the first time. Computers abounded and spectators and TV viewers had never had it so good. Down at the events, we also saw changes. In the pool, there was now touchpad technology that meant we no longer rel...