Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic uses a mobile air conditioner and ice pack to cool down in the extreme heat during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo, Japan on July 28, 2021. Pete Dovgan / Speed Media/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
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The Olympics in Paris this summer could be the hottest on record, according to a new report: Rings of Fire: Heat Risks at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Leading athletes warn the heat could result in athletes collapsing or even dying while participating in events.
Mike Tipton, a human and applied physiology professor at the United Kingdom’s University of Portsmouth, and Dr. Jo Corbett, deputy associate dean…
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