New material uniform for Olympic heat countermeasures Confirmation of comfort etc. on August 22 16:24
Hockey representatives from Japan confirmed the functionality and comfort of uniforms using new materials developed as measures against the heat of the Tokyo Olympics.
At the Tokyo Olympics, hockey is held at a newly established outdoor competition venue, and the ground is also highly humid because of artificial grass with high water retention, so it is expected to play in severe heat.
The Japan Hockey Association has been working with sports equipment manufacturers to develop uniforms that use new materials to reduce the rise in body temperature of athletes. On the 22nd, players wearing the uniforms demonstrated in Tokyo.
Uniform is said to increase the effect of suppressing the rise of body temperature by using the heat of vaporization of the athlete's sweat by improving the breathability by surrounding the hole of the mesh with a highly water repellent thread.
The representative players who had participated in the test tournament held until 21st were wearing the uniform under development for the first time and moving the body by passing for about 15 minutes on the outdoor artificial grass ground etc. The functionality and comfort of the uniform I confirmed.
Kana Nomura, the women ’s national team, said, “I used to sweat and stick to my skin, but this material does n’t feel hot and I ca n’t get stuffy. I think it will be Japan's strength. "
In the future, the association wants to continue the tests by players and complete the production uniform while incorporating their opinions.