Holograms may appear at future Olympics: Report

11.08.2012
Holograms of events could be projected from one stadium to another at the 2024 Olympic Games as the holographic technology continues to develop, according to a new report authored by experts from the IT and sporting industries.

The , entitled Ascent at London 2012: A vision for sport and technology, is designed to help the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) prepare and benefit from the impact of technology at the 2020 Olympics and future games.

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IOC chief information officer, Jean-Benoit Gauthier, and Rio Olympics 2016 CIO, Elly Resende, were amongst the reports contributors. The report was commissioned by Olympic and Paralympic IT partner, Atos.

Atos Singapore spokesman, Gregoire Gillingham, told CIO Australia that from a technical perspective, holographic projection technology is developing rapidly.

We predict that it will be possible to show holograms in a stadium within 10 to 15 years and the concept of a live event being projected via holograms into other stadiums filled with spectators to be a realistic prediction, he said.