Engineering plays an increasingly important role in modern sport. When events are won by millimetres and milliseconds, athletes need every possible advantage.

From accuracy of training data, to the design and manufacture of equipment, BAE Systems' partnership with UK Sport is helping British athletes in their quest for success at major sporting championships, delivering structural and mechanical engineering, aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, mathematical modelling and simulation, human factors and materials science solutions.

Whether you have a professional or educational interest, or if you simply enjoy British sporting success, find out more about the engineering behind sporting excellence at this entertaining and informative presentation.

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