Japan’s summer combines high temperatures and humidity, and there have been persistent concerns about conditions for athletes. Photo/ Behrouz MEHRI AFP/File
Olympic organisers moved the two events from Tokyo in 2019, worried that even shifting the start times to dawn would not be enough to keep athletes safe from the heat.The summer temperatures in Hokkaido’s Sapporo were expected to be kinder — around five or six degrees Celsius cooler than Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee said.
The men’s 20-kilometre race walk takes place in the region on Thursday, followed by the women’s race and the marathons for men and women over the next few days.x In its bid for the Games, Tokyo argued that its summer included “many days of mild and sunny weather” and would offer “an ideal climate for athletes to perform their best,” but many competitors and volunteers have struggled with the conditions.Tennis matches have now been pushed back until later in the day after multiple complaints, with Russian player Daniil Medvedev warning “I can die” as he sweated through one match.
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