8 years ago
Remote-control trucks are the real heroes of 2016 Rio Olympics' field events
They started in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics, and became the hit of the 2012 Olympics. They’re not athletes, they’re not broadcasters, they’re not mascots. They are the remote-control go-fers of all the track-and-field events that involve throwing things for long distances. And they’re back for the Rio Games. They started in China as large, rocket-shaped buggies used to carry javelins back-and-forth. In London, they were mini-Mini Coopers, taking all manner of field-event items—hammers, discuses, shots—to and fro.
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