Q&A: IOC's Ilario Corna, OBS' Yiannis Exarchos on use of AI at Olympic Games

Ilario Corna , OBS’ Yiannis Exarchos on use of AI at Olympic Games .

IOC launched the Olympic AI Agenda in April 2024 , saying “it sets out the envisioned impact that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can deliver for sport” Corna : “AI can provide more athletes with access to personalized training methods, superior sports equipment and more individualized programs to stay fit and healthy. Beyond sporting performance, AI can revolutionize judging and refereeing, thereby strengthening fairness in sport.

Exarchos: There is a massive need for more broadcasters to generate very, very fast highlights that they can use.

In Paris , we used massively in Paris athlete tracking based on AI .

In table tennis, we managed for the first time to really show the spin of the ball in table tennis.

In the winter sports, I don’t think it has ever been used, something like that before.

IOC is working with all Winter Olympic sport federations on possible technological advances before Milan Cortina .

In hockey, a puck-tracking system is under discussion, and if implemented for a Winter Olympics , would be a first .

In short track speed skating, the IOC is looking at using AI models to make judging easier and provide the right data for judges to make decisions.