The 2020 Tokyo Olympics offered a window into an alarming, escalating norm for Summer
Olympics. As temperatures rose to over 34°C and humidity reached almost 70%, the
Games in Japan went on to become “the hottest in history” with condition described as
“torturous.” The next Olympics in Paris is now upon us, and
notable cases of extreme heat undermining the
health and enjoyment of sporting spectacles have
only increased in the intervening years. Due to
inaction on climate change and the continued rate of
fossil fuel use, the world continues to get warmer
and stay warmer for longer. This report gives athletes a platform
to counter an environment of fear, bringing
together competitors from vastly different sports
and parts of the world to voice their alarm about heat stress and hopes
for change.
Authors
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- United States of America
