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Olympic Gold
The U.S. has experienced a very successful run thus far in the Summer Olympics competition.
U. S. Olympic swimmers like Michael Phelps have taken the world by storm, shattering previous world records while simultaneously creating new ones.
It would seem that by most accounts the U.S. has gone up against some of the best athletes in the world and proven victorious.
Despite the allure and excitement of these U.S. victories, there's one topic that seems to keep resurfacing. The concern is over the use of technology-based features in the athletic gear worn by the Olympic athletes during competition.
The question is whether or not the U.S. is unfairly benefitting from the use of these technology-based features in the testing, training and competition of the Olympic Games.
One article, however, discusses that some of the technology can actually be found in many of the sports equipment and products already used in the marketplace today.
Olympic officials have stated that the tech-based suits are in fact legal, but are certainly keeping a watchful eye on the issue as this debate continues.
So here's my question: Should we use the best technology available to us in the U.S. when competing on the world stage? Or, should we scale back our tech savvy abilities in an effort to level the proverbial playing field worldwide?