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Athletics Chief Coe Admits 'Heat Challenges' at Tokyo Worlds
World Athletics Chief Sebastian Coe warns heat risks at Tokyo Championships amid Japan's hottest summer since 1898, with temperatures 2.36°C above average, affecting athlete safety.
- On Saturday, September 13 the 2025 World Athletics Championships begin in Tokyo at Japan National Stadium, featuring more than 2,000 athletes from 200 nations through September 21.
- The Japan Meteorological Agency reported a record-hot summer with June–August average temperature 2.36C above the 'standard value', 15 cities recording record highs, and 44 of 47 prefectures issuing heat-stroke warnings.
- At a Tuesday press conference, Lord Sebastian Coe said, 'I don't think it's any great secret, we do have some heat challenges in Tokyo' and praised the organisation's health and science team.
- Organisers will hold marathon and race-walk events in Tokyo rather than relocate them, despite Coe warning that temperatures as high as 33C recorded on Tuesday pose risks for athletes.
- Council discussions point to longer-term calendar changes to respond to warming as Coe said international sport must "revisit" the global calendar and may need unilateral decisions due to governments' inaction and persistent climate challenges.
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