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It's been the big story line of the Olympics so far this past week. The extreme heat that the Olympic athletes are dealing with. I'm curious which sport has the hottest athletes overall? Many athletes have had some serious issues with the heat from Russian archer Svetlana Gomboeva passing out, likely from heat stroke. And then the triathlon where athletes were passing out and vomiting after the race due to the extreme heat. To start the discussion of the hottest athletes, here are so photographs of some athletes struggling with the extreme temperatures.   
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Jul 28, 2021 11:26
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Triathletes were hurling their guts up all over the finish line so probably them
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Jul 28, 2021 11:31
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 https://twitter.com/ITFMedia/status/1420347459520241665?s=20 Tennis will start matches from 3 pm local time starting tomorrow because of the heat.
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Jul 28, 2021 13:30
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Rarity posted:Triathletes were hurling their guts up all over the finish line so probably them They are probably already used to hurling their guts after though. They gotta drink dirty loving water, then bike and run a bunch after.
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Jul 28, 2021 13:38
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Why are only tennis players complaining? There are lots of outdoors competitions and we don't hear these complaints from other athletes. Is the tennis stadium heating up more ore are tennis players just very sensitive to heat?
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Jul 28, 2021 13:46
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cebrail posted:Why are only tennis players complaining? There are lots of outdoors competitions and we don't hear these complaints from other athletes. Is the tennis stadium heating up more ore are tennis players just very sensitive to heat? Pretty sure others have been complaining too, but Tennis players are all a bunch of babies.
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Jul 28, 2021 13:51
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Let's beat the heat by starting play at the hottest part of the day.
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Jul 28, 2021 14:04
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Bird in a Blender posted:Let's beat the heat by starting play at the hottest part of the day. Not really! Japan is different from being in the U.S. because in the height of summertime, the sun is up incredibly early. Sunrise today was at 4:47 am, and sunset at 18:48. From my own experience, it does start getting cooler from 4:30 pm or so forward. The worst heat is like 11:30 to 1:30 pm. I have noticed other outdoor sports taking a break from noon to 3 pm or so, but we'll also see what happens when the track and field gets started.
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Jul 28, 2021 15:40
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SLICK GOKU BABY posted:They are probably already used to hurling their guts after though. They gotta drink dirty loving water, then bike and run a bunch after. I thought it was interesting how they brought in special boats to cool down the bay by pumping the deeper water up to the surface.
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Jul 28, 2021 15:52
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harperdc posted:Not really! Japan is different from being in the U.S. because in the height of summertime, the sun is up incredibly early. Sunrise today was at 4:47 am, and sunset at 18:48. From my own experience, it does start getting cooler from 4:30 pm or so forward. The worst heat is like 11:30 to 1:30 pm. Ah that's interesting, I didn't realize Japan was a little early like that.
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Jul 28, 2021 16:06
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cebrail posted:Why are only tennis players complaining? There are lots of outdoors competitions and we don't hear these complaints from other athletes. Is the tennis stadium heating up more ore are tennis players just very sensitive to heat? I think it’s several factors: - hard courts do absorb a lot of heat - some other competitions that require endurance over several hours, like marathon and race walking, were already moved to Sapporo over heat concerns. - tennis matches are normally played later in the day when it’s hot but they were moved earlier purely for broadcast purposes. - other athletes (eg cyclists) have complained, but tennis players bring in a ton of views/revenue. Djokovic saying the conditions are bad puts a lot more pressure on the IOC than…whoever the most famous cyclist is. - it’s safer to play tennis at night, under stadium lights, than it is to cycle or run at night - tennis players are massive divas
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Jul 28, 2021 17:36
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Starks posted:I think it’s several factors: I do wonder how many people did specific acclimatisation training, though. The winner of the men's mountain bike race supposedly set up a bunch of electric heaters in his spare room at home to simulate the conditions (and kept tripping the fusebox as a result).
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Jul 28, 2021 19:53
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Skateboarding seemed pretty hot, a lot of standing around a concrete field with no shade.
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Jul 28, 2021 22:23
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this isn't what I expected at all when I opened this thread < >
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Jul 29, 2021 01:18
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Well two people already got probated for talking about butts, which is just a crime.
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Jul 29, 2021 01:50
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I'm going to go with shooting since it looks like they are doing it in some sort of green house.
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Jul 29, 2021 03:54
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They have to move the least though
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Jul 29, 2021 07:52
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Badger of Basra posted:this isn't what I expected at all when I opened this thread < Same here. I expected a bunch of gross comments about ogling athletes in skimpy outfits. I seriously believe this is why women’s gymnastics and beach volleyball get such prominent coverage. Instead, it’s a thread about the heat issues in Tokyo, a serious problem. Well done, OP!
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Jul 31, 2021 05:19
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Azathoth Prime posted:Same here. I expected a bunch of gross comments about ogling athletes in skimpy outfits. I seriously believe this is why women’s gymnastics and beach volleyball get such prominent coverage. Those threads all got gassed and the OPs probated for 24 hours - 30 days. So I made this one instead for the 
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Jul 31, 2021 05:40
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They all look so hot 🥵
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Jul 31, 2021 05:46
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Azathoth Prime posted:Same here. I expected a bunch of gross comments about ogling athletes in skimpy outfits. I seriously believe this is why women’s gymnastics and beach volleyball get such prominent coverage. Women's gymnastics gets so much coverage because it rules
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Jul 31, 2021 07:23
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You can easily spot the creeps because they only care about women’s gymnastics/beach volleyball and don‘t watch the men’s.
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Jul 31, 2021 14:28
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To be fair I'm only watching the women's because the Canadian team actually has a chance for gold and the men didn't do poo poo
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Jul 31, 2021 23:38
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cebrail posted:You can easily spot the creeps because they only care about women’s gymnastics/beach volleyball and don‘t watch the men’s. Team USA women have consistently kicked rear end in those sports for like 20 years and it's fun to watch winners.
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Aug 1, 2021 07:34
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Zephro posted:Re the last point, the cyclists have more grounds to complain imo. At least the tennis players get to stand around in between serves, and get regular breaks between games and sets. The road race was six hours with literally no breaks at all and the hardest efforts right at the end. I am not a professional cyclist but i did race at an amatuer level for years and on the brutally hot/humid days i would much rather be on a bike getting some air flow at high speed than standing still.
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Aug 1, 2021 15:15
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canyoneer posted:Team USA women have consistently kicked rear end in those sports for like 20 years and it's fun to watch winners. There are just as many winners in men’s gymnastics. Technically even more since there are more events.
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Aug 1, 2021 19:41
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The men's gymnastics program has always been the red headed step child in the US.
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Aug 1, 2021 19:51
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I wonder why the US would put more resources into women's gymnastics than men's 
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Aug 1, 2021 20:16
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The tennis players are trapped in their tiny sweatboxes. The ventilation is poo poo because it would get in the way of seating. It'd be even worse if the stands were full.
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Aug 1, 2021 20:21
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Rarity posted:I wonder why the US would put more resources into women's gymnastics than men's how many resources were put into protecting Larry Nasser after he fondled 300 women gymnasts
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Aug 1, 2021 20:58
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Rarity posted:I wonder why the US would put more resources into women's gymnastics than men's Because they have more talent?
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Aug 2, 2021 06:54
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Canoeing/kayaking athletes seem to be pretty hot. I've seen some of them wearing cooling jackets after the races and gobbling whole bottles of water. Not to mention the risk of sunburn. Hence, Lisa Carrington and her gigantic biceps very responsibly covered 
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Aug 3, 2021 11:57
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She needs massive biceps to hold up all her medals The medals swing around her neck, generating draft Which cools the hot athlete.
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Aug 3, 2021 12:01
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I saw a little bit of a badminton game and the two competitors were absolutely sodden insanely fast lmao. Looked like they just stepped out of a hot shower the entire time. Little floor gremlins kept having to come and wipe sweat off the floor with a mop so they didn't slip over.
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Aug 3, 2021 16:29
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I also recently learned that the divers hit the shower right after diving to avoid muscle cramps
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Aug 4, 2021 04:15
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canyoneer posted:I also recently learned that the divers hit the shower right after diving to avoid muscle cramps I learned this about 10 seconds ago when I read your post.
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Aug 4, 2021 05:01
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Jeza posted:I saw a little bit of a badminton game and the two competitors were absolutely sodden insanely fast lmao. Looked like they just stepped out of a hot shower the entire time. Little floor gremlins kept having to come and wipe sweat off the floor with a mop so they didn't slip over. I don't remember where the badminton is being played but Japanese gyms aren't famous for their A/C in the summertime, it's entirely possible it's like 80 degrees F / 28 C inside there.
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Aug 4, 2021 05:57
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Apparently Katie Ledecky tries to get as warm as possible before her swims like I guess while heading to the gym she has multiple layers on. This plus a calorie clubhouse sodium challenge worth of calories for breakfast before a meet make me imagine she probably is quite hot.
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canyoneer posted:I also recently learned that the divers hit the shower right after diving to avoid muscle cramps Thanks, I always wondered why they were doing that
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