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A competition window overlaps with extreme heat

A multidisciplinary room on scheduling, cooling, hydration, staffing and cancellation thresholds in extreme heat.

Discussion question

When should scheduling, cooling, hydration, medical staffing and cancellation thresholds change for a competition in extreme heat?

Event medicinePhysiologyOperationsOfficialsAthletes

Evidence base

IOC sport events in the heat consensus · PubMed

Reviewed perspectives

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