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In December 2015, Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum proclaimed that we have entered the age of the fourth industrial revolution (Nankervis et al. 2021). So radical are the speed and scope of societal transformation facilitated by the recent technological innovation that the current situation cannot be merely seen as the continuation of the third (Schwab 2016). For instance, the use of artificial intelligence, virtual reality and biotechnology to name a few have reshaped nearly every aspect of socio-economic environments such as the process of governance, the management of organisations and the production of commodities (Hamdan et al. 2021; Kumar, Zindani, and Davim 2019; Schwab 2016). The mode of human interaction has also been experiencing dramatic changes because of the fast-evolving digital communication technology (Nowak 2015). The sport industry is no exception. This editorial specifies three major trends in sport and technological advancement: 1) the establishment of esport competitions, 2) the demonstration of new technology at sport mega-events and 3) the application of smart devices to training and exercise programmes.