In Sport bodies perform. Athletes’ bodies are always being fine-tuned: performance enhancement techniques, technologies and training methods are rooted in a biomechanical dissection of the body. The encroachment of technologies (and pharmaceuticals) into sporting arenas has always pushed the boundaries of what sport is, and what is deemed possible or indeed natural. This can bring attention to certain bodies and practices in socially and politically charged ways. Emerging biohybrid systems are entering these spaces. Cybathlon, for example, adopts a 4-year Olympic cycle as teams prepare to ‘compete’ in 6 disciplines.
This page will update as field sites are refined and as ethnographic insights and questions appear – watch this space!
Biohybrid Bodies 