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Inside the Tokyo Heat Project preparing Australia’s Olympians and Paralympians to compete in Japan – ABC News
Tokyo’s heat and humidity will be a challenge for all, but for some Paralympians it requires extra attention, because when it comes to regulating their body heat they…
Australia’s champion wheelchair rugby team the Steelers are currently in camp in Darwin preparing for the heat and humidity of Tokyo, where they hope to win a third consecutive Paralympic gold medal.
- Some athletes, for instance those with spinal cord injuries, can struggle to regulate their own body temperature
- That can be particularly challenging in sports like wheelchair rugby
- The Tokyo Heat Project is finding ways to help athletes cool down, using the heat and humidity of Darwin as a test environment
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