Tony Estanguetpresident of the organizing committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympics of Paris 2024, It is ensured that some tests may be postponed in case of high temperature during the tournamenttaking place in the hot European summer, and assured that the athletes “have no particular fear” in this regard.
“There is no particular fear, on the part of the athletes, in the federations, that the Olympic Games will be held in the summer of Paris.“, clarified in the statements to EFE Estanguet, who relativized the summer temperatures in the French capital, especially in relation to the high humidity of other cities hosting the Olympics such as Beijing and Tokyo.
“In France we are fortunate to have a less extreme climate than other countries“, referred to the legendary canoeist, who recalled that the temperature in 2023 at the end of August and July in Paris was” even cold with 15 degrees “.
However, this last week of August saw a heat wave in the French capital, with daytime highs of 30 degrees and nighttime lows of up to 22 degrees.
“No one knows what temperatures we will have next year at the time of the Olympics, but we need to be prepared and ready to celebrate during the heat wave: we will change in earlier times, we may postpone some tests by a day or two. There is a containment plan designed with the federations,” he said, without elaborating on what the tests would be.
Also, Estanguet explained that the 2,300 apartments in the Olympic Village that will house the 14,000 athletes of the Olympic Games lack air conditioning for environmental and social reasons, as air conditioners increase carbon emissions and are “too polluting”.
“We have compensated for (the lack of air conditioning) with the latest construction techniques possiblewhich includes wood, insulating materials, to guarantee acceptable temperatures for the athletes, even if it is very hot,” he insisted.
The president of the committee recalled that they were committed to complying with the Olympic regulations establish an internal temperature between 23 and 26 degrees“even though it’s 39, 40 degrees outside.”
“We are capable of guaranteeing that temperature – he assured – without air conditioning, our consultants say. We also have a floor cooling system,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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