@Book{870394711,
author="Fouch{\'e}, Rayvon",
title="Game changer: the technoscientific revolution in sports",
year="2017",
publisher="Johns Hopkins University Press",
address="Baltimore",
keywords="Sports; Technological innovations; Physiological aspects; Performance technology; Doping in sports; Sports sciences; Sports / Technological innovations; Sports / Physiological aspects",
abstract="We like to think of sports as elemental: strong bodies trained to overcome height, weight, distance; the thrill of earned victory or the agony of defeat in a contest decided on a level playing field. But in Game Changer, Rayvon Fouch{\'e} argues that sports have been radically shaped by an explosion of scientific and technological advances in materials, training, nutrition, and medicine dedicated to making athletes stronger and faster. Technoscience, as Fouch{\'e} dubs it, increasingly gives the edge (however slight) to the athlete with the latest gear, the most advanced training equipment, or the performance-enhancing drugs that are hardest to detect. In this revealing book, Fouch{\'e} examines a variety of sports paraphernalia and enhancements, from fast suits, athletic shoes, and racing bicycles to basketballs and prosthetic limbs. He also takes a hard look at gender verification testing, direct drug testing, and the athlete biological passport in an attempt to understand the evolving place of technoscience across sport.",
note="Rayvon Fouch{\'e}",
note="Includes bibliographical references and index",
isbn="9781421421797",
language="English"
}