Athletes sound warning about extreme heat at Summer Olympics

/ In a new report, athletes speak out about the heat-related risks they face ahead of the Paris Olympics. New Zealand’s Marcus Daniell (TOP) and Michael Venus compete against USA’s Austin Krajicek and Tennys Sandgren during their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games men’s doubles tennis match for the bronze medal at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on July 30th, 2021. Photo by Vincenzo Pinto / AFP via Getty Images

Athletes are raising concerns about how extreme heat might affect the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, according to a new report. They’re worried that soaring temperatures pose serious health risks to competitors and spectators, not to mention their performance suffering.

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