Here's how Intel is bringing the Olympics into the future

(Image credit: Intel)

Intel has announced a multi-year partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to bring "new levels of fan interaction" to the Olympic Games.

With this partnership, Intel hopes to use its technology to advance how people view the global sporting event, with the first showing planned for 2018's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

One way Intel hopes to add its technical expertise to the Olympics is though expanding virtual reality broadcasting of the event, claiming that its True VR technology will offer the first live VR broadcast of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games to home viewers.

Additionally, Intel plans to boost the spectacle of the Games with 360-degree replay technology that covers action from all angles at Olympic venues as well as a drone-powered light show that will project images onto the sky.

5G will also play a major role in Intel's team-up with the Olympics, with Intel announcing that platforms running the next-gen wireless standard will be prominent during next year's Winter Games.

Intel's partnership with the IOC is set all the way until 2024, meaning the company's tech will make an appearance at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China, and the 2024 Olympic Games, which has yet to name a host city.

TOPICS
Parker Wilhelm
Parker Wilhelm is a freelance writer for TechRadar. He likes to tinker in Photoshop and talk people's ears off about Persona 4.
Latest in Tech
Ray-Ban smart glasses with the Cpperni logo, an LED array, and a MacBook Air with M4 next to ecah other.
ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from Twitter's massive outage to iRobot's impressive new Roombas
A triptych image featuring the Sennheiser HD 505, Apple iPad Air 11-inch (2025), and Apple MacBook Air 15-inch (M4).
5 unmissable tech reviews of the week: why the MacBook Air (M4) should be your next laptop and the best sounding OLED TV ever
Apple iPhone 16e
Which affordable phone wins the mid-range race: the iPhone 16e, Nothing 3a, or Samsung Galaxy A56? Our latest podcast tells all
The Apple MacBook Air next to the Dyson Supersonic R and new AMD GPU
ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from the best tech at MWC to Apple's new iPads and MacBooks
A triptych image featuring the Bose Solo Soundbar 2, Nothing Phone 3a Pro and the Panasonic Lumix S1R II.
5 trailblazing tech reviews of the week: Nothing's stylish, affordable flagship and why you should buy AMD's new graphics card over Nvidia's
The best tech of MWC 2025 examples, including the Nothing Phone 3a Pro, the Nubia Flip 2, and the Lenovo Solar PC
Best of MWC 2025: the 10 top tech launches we tried on the show floor
Latest in News
A super close up image of the Google Gemini app in the Play Store
It's official: Google Assistant will be retired for phones this year, with Gemini taking over
Quordle on a smartphone held in a hand
Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, March 16 (game #1147)
NYT Strands homescreen on a mobile phone screen, on a light blue background
NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, March 16 (game #378)
NYT Connections homescreen on a phone, on a purple background
NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, March 16 (game #644)
Three iPhone 16 handsets on show
Apple could launch an iPhone 17 Ultra this year – but we've heard these rumors before
Super Mario Odyssey
ChatGPT is the ultimate gaming tool - here's 4 ways you can use AI to help with your next playthrough