Will technology end careers of pacesetters?

(R-L) Ethiopian Lelisa Desisa, Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge and Eritrean Zersenay Tadese run behind pace-makers during an attempt to break the two-hour marathon barrier at the Monza circuit in Italy, May 6, 2017. [REUTERS]

Many meet directors in many meets across the world are opting to use technology.

With technological advances steadily shaping up athletics, pacesetters stand to lose a lot in prize money and other endorsements.