Climate is an important factor affecting sports. Both in terms of organizing sporting events that depends primarily on the weather, such as the Winter Olympics. If the climate is warming, it may affect the competition area. and affect the training of athletes longer and hotter summer inevitably affects the training of the athlete’s body directly if there is no plan to defend and adapt to changes in temperature sporting events are like American professional runner JOAN BENOIT SAMUELSON said, “When I’m out running I feel like I’m an environmental barometer for climate change.”

The World Health Organization says rising temperatures and heat are linked to climate change. And from that cause, it is likely to cause 38,000 additional deaths per year globally between 2030 and 2050 due to heat stroke, exhaustion and existing health problems that have accumulated

The sport that is considered to be a front line that cannot escape the heat is tennis, as an example of the 2018 US Open, Novak Djokovic has to suffer from hot and stuffy weather. In addition, four other players withdrew from the tournament for the same reason. Since then, both the Australian Open and the US Open have introduced competition rules regarding temperature conditions to help protect players. As well as organizing the World Cup And the 2021 Tokyo Olympics will require changes both in terms of measures against the spread of COVID-19 and the period during the summer in Japan is July and August If an event were to be held, the Tokyo stadium would be the hottest sporting event ever.

This problem is the main problem that the tournament host must plan in advance before the start of the upcoming competition. How to reduce the temperature inside various sports arenas, especially outdoor stadiums, to protect athletes from the dangers of rising temperatures.

Extreme heat is a huge threat to sports. But this climate change issue is just one of many climate threats that race organizers and athletes must deal with and overcome.

Reference

1. https://purpose.nike.com/climate-and-sport/#running
2. https://health.mthai.com/howto/health-care/10895.html

Writers: Nareerat Thanakasem

Capacity Building and Outreach Office

Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization)

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

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