US EditionHeat Risks Force World Marathons and Race Walks to Start Earlier
Organisers implemented earlier start times to reduce heat stroke risks amid Tokyo's record summer temperatures, with over 3,300 hospitalisations reported last month.
- Due to concerns over unusually high temperatures, the start times for the marathon and 35km race walk events at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships have been moved to 7:30 a.m. this weekend.
- They made this change due to persistently high temperatures averaging 33 degrees Celsius and elevated health risks for athletes.
- The adjustment affects all road events in the first three days, while in-stadium competitions will keep their original schedules.
- More than 3,300 people were hospitalized for heat stroke in Tokyo last month, and organizers have increased water stations to 185 along the marathon route.
- These measures aim to mitigate heat-related dangers amid a record-hot summer and continuing climate concerns discussed by World Athletics leadership.
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To protect the health and safety of participating athletes, organizers of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, have decided to start the race walking and marathon races half an hour earlier than scheduled due to high temperatures, World Athletics announced Thursday.
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Athletics: Tokyo world championship road races to start earlier amid heat
Amid record-high temperatures forecast to continue across Japan through September, organizers of the world athletics championships, which open Saturday in Tokyo, have moved up the start times for the race walking and marathon events by 30 minutes, to 7:30 a.m.
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