Drones have already started to make an impact on the world of sports. The combination of surveillance from the sky, movement, data collection, Artificial Intelligence, lifting power and cameras make a drone ideally suitable for all kind of different applications in sports. Some of these apps are disruptive, others are totally new and give sports additional incentives.

A lot of sports channels like Fox Sports, Sky Sports and ESPN are using drones extensively to cover competitive matches and provide a much better experience for people who view them from a television sets at home or at public places.

Drones provide an consistently moving aerial view of the game that is being played in a manner that captures almost all of the important actions. Be it the moment a crucial goal is scored during a football match or the moment the ball enters the basket in a basketball match; be it the moment an F1 car crosses the finish line or the moment an Olympic diver hits the water,

Drones can capture all of them with relative ease and clarity and it becomes very easy to distinguish between a moment of sheer joy and triumph or a moment of anxiety and disappointment.

Drones can be used by teams, coaches and the media to analyze a game and the manner in which different sports personalities play them.

They are also used in collecting data and recording statistics in sports leagues that are played throughout the year.