China News Service, July 31, reported that the Tokyo Olympics is underway, and athletes from many countries said they were playing due to the heat.
The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee revealed on the 30th that in just 5 days from the 24th to the 28th, 20 volunteers and staff members had heat stroke. Fortunately, all of them were mild heat stroke, and the medical team has begun to deal with it.
Data map: On July 23, the opening ceremony of the 32nd Summer Olympics was held at the New National Stadium in Tokyo, the capital of Japan.
The picture shows a corner of the Tokyo New National Stadium.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
As the temperature in Tokyo climbed to 34 degrees Celsius, a Russian archery player fainted last week, and tennis stars including Djokovic had called for a postponement of the game.
At the men's 10m air rifle award ceremony on the 25th, a female volunteer suddenly fell to the ground and was carried away on a stretcher by other staff.
Japanese media said that she fell because of the high temperature.
Although air-conditioning was installed inside the Asaka Shooting Range, which was used for shooting events, it was still extremely hot and stuffy.
On July 28, Russian tennis player Daniel Medvedev said that he "cannot breathe normally" and "I think this is the wettest day I have ever experienced."
According to data from the Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency, in the week ending July 24, compared with the previous week, the number of people sent to hospitals due to heatstroke in Japan approximately doubled to 8,122.
For athletes who are directly exposed to the sun to compete, there will be greater risks.