ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book identifies one might reasonably foresee that as soon as genetics has made the necessary advances with genome-wide association studies, the tests will take off irrespective of the ethical issues. It presents the ethical evaluation of the types of genetic testing offered in sport and the evaluation of assistive technologies for Paralympics athletes. The book discusses a contextual, case-by-case approach to the ethical evaluation of genetic and other biotechnologies. The future of sport may be said to lie at the intersection of two trajectories: the geneticisation of the athlete, and the hyperbolic 'cyborgysation' of the athlete. Genetics and biomechanics raise unique questions about the role, and value, of technology in sport. Genetic technologies allow us to shape ourselves and future generations, raising unique issues at the intersection of autonomy and determination of others, and creating tensions where competing narratives meet.
