The heat is on: Bracing for impacts in Tokyo

Vanos, Jennifer

doi:10.1080/23328940.2020.1719625

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“…[17][18][19] In addition, a hot and humid Tokyo summer presented both athletes and the event organisers with an additional challenge from both a sporting and health protection point of view. [20][21][22] WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ON THIS TOPIC ⇒ Elite athletes gain a number of health benefits, but run a high risk of musculoskeletal injuries and other disorders during and after their sporting careers…”

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“…Ensuring the successful running of the Olympic Games while at the same time protecting the health and safety of both athletes and the general public was a monumental and unprecedented undertaking 17–19. In addition, a hot and humid Tokyo summer presented both athletes and the event organisers with an additional challenge from both a sporting and health protection point of view 20–22…”

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New sports, COVID-19 and the heat: sports injuries and illnesses in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics

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ObjectiveTo describe the incidence of injuries and illnesses sustained during the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games from 23 July to 8 August 2021.MethodsWe recorded the daily number of athlete injuries and illnesses (1) through the reporting of all National Olympic Committee (NOC) medical teams and (2) in the polyclinic and medical venues by the Tokyo 2020 medical staff.ResultsIn total, 11 315 athletes (5423 women, 48%; 5892 men, 52%) from 206 NOCs were followed up prospectively for the occurrence of injury and illness. NOC and Tokyo 2020 medical staff reported 1035 injuries and 438 illnesses, equalling 9.1 injuries and 3.9 illnesses per 100 athletes over the 17-day period. Altogether, 9% of the athletes incurred at least one injury and 4% at least one illness. The incidence of injury was highest in boxing (27%), BMX racing (27%), BMX freestyle (22%), skateboarding (21%), karate (19%) and handball (18%), of which both BMX freestyle and skateboarding were new events, and lowest in diving, road cycling, rowing, marathon swimming and shooting (1–2%). Marathon and artistic swimming presented the highest illness incidences (both 8%), followed by skateboarding and karate (both 7%). In the study period, COVID-19 affected 18 athletes, accounting for 4% of all illnesses and 0.16% of all athletes. Exertional heat illness affected 78 athletes (18% of all illnesses, 0.7% of all athletes), the majority (88%) resulting in no time lost from sport.ConclusionOverall, 9% of the athletes incurred an injury and 4% an illness during the Games. Comprehensive countermeasures helped mitigate both COVID-19 and exertional heat illnesses.

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New sports, COVID-19 and the heat: sports injuries and illnesses in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics

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“…Is this the new normal? This was a question posed by Jennifer Vanos, my co-Guest Editor, as she introduced the two-part special issue on Anticipating the Tokyo Olympic Games within this journal [1]. She was referring to the likely impact of Tokyo's predicted climate during the hosting of the 2020 Summer Games on spectators, athletes, and all involved during this spectacle.…”

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“…The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held amid Tokyo's summer, characterized by hot (ambient temperature (T ambient ) >30°C) and humid (relative humidity (RH) ±70%) environmental conditions [1][2][3], with only little relief overnight [4]. As several events are scheduled at the hottest time of the day (midday) [3], these circumstances may expose athletes to the most challenging environmental conditions ever observed in the modern history of the Olympic and Paralympic (Summer) Games.…”

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Performance and thermoregulation of Dutch Olympic and Paralympic athletes exercising in the heat: Rationale and design of the Thermo Tokyo study: The journalTemperaturetoolbox

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The environmental conditions during the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are expected to be challenging, which increases the risk for participating athletes to develop heat-related illnesses and experience performance loss. To allow safe and optimal exercise performance of Dutch elite athletes, the Thermo Tokyo study aimed to determine thermoregulatory responses and performance loss among elite athletes during exercise in the heat, and to identify personal, sportsrelated, and environmental factors that contribute to the magnitude of these outcomes. For this purpose, Dutch Olympic and Paralympic athletes performed two personalized incremental exercise tests in simulated control (15°C, relative humidity (RH) 50%) and Tokyo (32°C, RH 75%) conditions, during which exercise performance and (thermo)physiological parameters were obtained. Thereafter, athletes were invited for an additional visit to conduct anthropometric, dualenergy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and 3D scan measurements. Collected data also served as input for a thermophysiological computer simulation model to estimate the impact of a wider range of environmental conditions on thermoregulatory responses. Findings of this study can be used to inform elite athletes and their coaches on how heat impacts their individual (thermo) physiological responses and, based on these data, advise which personalized countermeasures (i.e. heat acclimation, cooling interventions, rehydration plan) can be taken to allow safe and maximal performance in the challenging environmental conditions of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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The heat is on: Bracing for impacts in Tokyo

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New sports, COVID-19 and the heat: sports injuries and illnesses in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics

New sports, COVID-19 and the heat: sports injuries and illnesses in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics

Tokyo-2020ne, Temperature and time for reflection

Performance and thermoregulation of Dutch Olympic and Paralympic athletes exercising in the heat: Rationale and design of the Thermo Tokyo study: The journalTemperaturetoolbox

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