Tokyo could be hottest Olympics ever – and the ‘brutal’ toll on athletes makes it a dangerous game

<p>Tokyo is hot in the summer. That’s why back in the 1964 Olympics they shifted events into October and the athletes enjoyed pretty much perfect temperatures.</p> <p>The average was about 20C (68F). The warmest day was 23.3C (73.9F). Ideal for almost everyone.</p> <p>These Games have been different in so many ways and are on track to be one of the hottest ever.</p> <div class="sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn" data-fn="sdc-site-video" data-component-name="sdc-site-video" data-lite="true" data-id="id_00c7a718-f09c-43b9-988f-2c66a4b3c7c0" data-video-id="ref:00c7a718-f09c-43b9-988f-2c66a4b3c7c0" data-account-id="6058004172001" data-provider="brightcove" data-originator-id="51" data-clip-type="" data-sdc-video-id="00c7a718-f09c-43b9-988f-2c66a4b3c7c0" data-sensitive="false" data-player-id="RC9PQUaJ6" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids="" data-package="" data-asset-path="" data-asset-version="" data-competition="" data-sport-category="" data-amp-iframe-embed="" data-autoplay="" data-options="" data-video-ad-unit="" data-is-live-stream="false" data-state="loading" data-copy-url-text="URL copied to clipboard" tabindex="-1" readability="7"> <p class="sdc-site-video__accessibility-message" data-role="accessibility-message">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player</p> <div class="sdc-site-video__inner"> <div class="sdc-site-video__content"> <span aria-hidden="true" data-role="poster" class="sdc-site-video__poster"><br /> <img src="https://e3.365dm.com/21/07/768x432/skynews-heatwave-climate-change_5459769.jpg?20210727094428%20600w" alt="" srcset="" aria-hidden="true" class="sdc-site-video__poster-img"><br /> <span class="sdc-site-video__loader"></span></p> <p> </span><br /> <video id="id_00c7a718-f09c-43b9-988f-2c66a4b3c7c0" data-embed="default" data-application-id="" class="video-js sdc-site-video__tag" controls="" playsinline=""></video> </div><figcaption class="sdc-site-video__caption"> <p> <span class="sdc-site-video__caption-text" data-role="caption-text">Daily Climate Show: Hidden dangers of heatwaves</span><br /> </figcaption></div> </p></div> <p>Just going for a short morning run in Tokyo, in a facemask (as most other runners do), it is energy sapping – for the athletes pushing their bodies to the absolute limits then it’s a dangerous game.</p> <p>Every outdoor sport has had to adapt – the coaches and athletes have had to find the right balance between exertion and conserving energy.</p> <div class="sdc-site-layout-sticky-region " data-interscroller="true" data-format="floated-mpu" data-role="sticky-region" data-component-name="sdc-site-layout"> <div class="sdc-site-layout-sticky-region__target"> <div class="sdc-site-layout-sticky-region__mask"> <div class="sdc-site-layout-sticky-region__content"> <div class="sdc-site-au-wrapper "> <div class="sdc-site-au site-component-vertical-margin" data-ad-format="mpu-1" data-type="" aria-hidden="true"> <p> <span class="sdc-site-au__label-text" data-label-text="Advertisement">Advertisement</span> </p> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> <p>The tennis players have been particularly angry that they’ve been out in such conditions. World number one Novak Djokovic said it was “brutal”.</p> <p>Organisers did move events from the most intense heat at lunchtime but it hasn’t placated the complaints.</p> <div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-related-stories" data-component-name="sdc-article-related-stories"> <div class="sdc-article-related-stories__content"> <h3 class="sdc-article-related-stories__title">More on Tokyo Olympics</h3> </p></div> </div> <div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image"> <figure class="sdc-article-image__figure"> <div class="sdc-article-image__wrapper" data-aspect-ratio="16/9"> <img class="sdc-article-image__item" loading="lazy" intrinsicsize="768x432" src="https://e3.365dm.com/21/07/768x432/skynews-olympics-tennis-july-30_5463314.jpg?20210731044113" srcset="https://e3.365dm.com/21/07/384x216/skynews-olympics-tennis-july-30_5463314.jpg?20210731044113 380w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/07/768x432/skynews-olympics-tennis-july-30_5463314.jpg?20210731044113 760w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/07/1600x900/skynews-olympics-tennis-july-30_5463314.jpg?20210731044113 1024w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/07/2048x1152/skynews-olympics-tennis-july-30_5463314.jpg?20210731044113 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw" alt="Novak Djokovic cools off between sets in the men's singles semi-finals "> </div><figcaption class="sdc-article-image__caption"> <span class="sdc-article-image__visually-hidden">Image:</span><br /> <span class="sdc-article-image__caption-text">Novak Djokovic cools off between sets in the men’s singles semi-finals at the Games</span><br /> </figcaption></figure> </div> <p>Djokovic said: “I’ve played tennis professionally now 20 years, and I’ve never faced these kind of conditions in my entire life on a consecutive daily basis.”</p> <p>Next year’s World Cup in Qatar has already been shifted to November and December – even with air conditioned stadiums it’s still not safe to play in the searing heat of their summer.</p> <div 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