摘要
夸父逐日,是中国最早关于挑战极限的故事。两千年前的古代奥运会上,希腊人用奥林匹克的方式向人类的极限发出了挑战。人类进入现代社会后,法国人顾拜旦在和平的名义下,将精英们聚集在五环旗下,向人类生理技能的更快更高更强发出了挑战。
One may ask why and how athletes are willing to risk their health and even their life on the free market of sport when they do the extreme: push limits, break records, set new standards, develop new events. This article discusses what may be the result as sport moves toward the limits of human performance.
