The dangers of heat forcing the world marathon and walking in the race to start early

The organizers said on Thursday that the 35 -km trauma and racing will start in Tokyo’s athletics championship in Tokyo half an hour ago due to the health risks that the hot weather poses unreasonably.

The racing race, which kicks off the tournament, is scheduled to open on Saturday morning, with the women’s marathon on Sunday and Men on Monday.

The temperatures were up to 33 ° C this week, and as the heat wave continued next week, the organizers were forced to move the road race until 7:30 am.

“Because of the high thermal conditions that could pose health risks and safety for competing athletes, all road events will begin in the first three days … 30 minutes before the decision,” said a joint statement issued by the organizers and world athletics.

“The start of the road events was originally determined at 8:00 am, given the climatic conditions and operational aspects and increased the spectator’s presence.”

Sebastian Co, the world’s athletics head in Tokyo, admitted on Tuesday that high temperatures will be a problem for athletes.

Marathon and walking race in the Tokyo Olympics, which was held in Tokyo, which was held from July 23 to August 8, was transferred to the cold northern city of Saboro due to heat fears.

However, this time he remained in Tokyo, where temperatures remained in mid -September “in the middle of the summer,” the statement indicated.

((Decision) was connected to athletes as soon as possible to allow them to prepare and adapt to the new start time. “

Fears of heat in Doha in the 2019 World Championship resulted in the fact that a marathon begins in the middle of the night with previously half -hour paths.

The Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) said that the average Japan’s temperature between June and August was 2.36 ° C above the “standard value”, making it the hottest since the start of records in 1898, the average Japan’s meteorological agency (JMA) said.

The agency indicated that it was the third consecutive summer of high temperatures.

Ko said after a meeting on Tuesday to the World Athletics Council that the future risks of global warming had been discussed.

“This is not passing, they are here to stay,” he said.

“Governments have not climbed to the painting and sport will have to make some rulings and decisions unilaterally here.

“We have been reflected in the past, if we are committed to sporting luxury, we will probably adhere to it,” he added.

The times of the start of competition in the rhythm remain every three days without change.