Author(s): Sijo TF

Abstract:
The 20^th century marked a drastic change in all walks of life. Sports were no exception. when technology made its entrance to sports the games become more fair and interesting to watch. Camera assistance in referee’s decision making was the best thing that came to sports with the help of technology. Photo finish, the very word came into existence when a photo merged with the finishing line. Then we saw third umpire in cricket, The word ‘hawk eye ‘sounds unfamiliar but one of the first technique introduced by the electronic gait Sony in the year 2001.later it was used by challenging in tennis in 2006.This paper study studies in details about the history of camera and video assistance in referee’s decision making. This paper also explains how does the image and video assistance and analysis affects the flow of the game and what are the major opinions challenging this technology.

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