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How are professional athletes adapting to extreme heat? – BBC News


The last Olympics in Tokyo were one of the hottest on record, with more than a hundred athletes suffering heat-related illnesses.

To avoid a similar situation at the Paris Olympics this summer, more and more athletes are adopting heat-training strategies to get ahead of the competition.

Qasa Alom, from the BBC’s Climate Question podcast, has been to meet one of them – Phil Sesemann.

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