That there is the world record progression for the men's 100 meter sprint, from 1912 to the present day, from Wikipedia. As you can see, humans got faster by nearly a full second over the course of the century. In almost any measurable athletic test, humans perform better now than we did a hundred years ago.
To what can we attribute this? Better diet? Smarter training? Better timepieces? And more importantly, where's the performance ceiling?
According to a French study in the Daily Telegraph, humans will hit their performance limits around 2060. "We are reaching the limit in terms of physiological capacities of the human race," says French researcher Jean-Francois Toussaint. After that it will be goodbye steroids, hell-o cybernetics! But with any luck The Bionic Woman, both the old and the new one, will be forgotten well before then.
via spluch
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Seriously, the human race will keep developing weeding out the weak and reproducing the strong. I can't forsee any period where humans are not going to be stronger, faster and live longer.
I think that it's important to look back at the origin of sports as a culture that emerged from popular games and "gentleman's leagues" in the 19th century, as well as the concept of mass entertainment that formed in places like Coney Island and Atlantic City. The current trend in sports toward strict guidelines for performance enhancing drugs is a reaction against the change in sport culture that technology is starting to bring about. I believe its really all about the ideal dignity of the individual in a meritocratic society. Many people remain inspired by this idea, and I don't think that they'll give it up anytime soon, technology be damned.
My guess is that alternative ("Cyber eXtreme!!!") sports leagues will spring up on the periphery to catch the interest of those who aren't sports purists. But they will remain on the fringe a la Ultimate Fighting, etc.
Are these the same experts that told us running a mile under 4 minutes is impossible?
What is going to be their next announcement walking and chewing gum while f'n with your ipod is beyond all human physical limitation?
f'n = fiddlin'