And the English have taken over Tallahassee, Fla. Dutch softball players have practiced in LaGrange. Swedish soccer players have gotten red-faced in Athens. Finnish distance runners have sweated in Marietta. Teams from more than 90 countries have practiced at 65 locations throughout Georgia, taking over small colleges and turning up at remote tracks.
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Over the past several years, between 2,000 and 3,000 athletes from Finland to Australia have come to the United States, armed with doctors, scientists and the latest cooling techniques that include humidity chambers and portable spray showers. As the date of the Olympics approaches, health officials are warning spectators as well as athletes to come prepared for the heat and humidity.
Hot weather not only affects performance, it can also cause serious health problems, including death. Many have been training in the Southeast United States to get their bodies acclimated. But the athletes who compete in the outdoor sports such as tennis, soccer, baseball, track and field, rowing and cycling must deal with the grueling weather. Basketball players and gymnasts who perform in air-conditioned comfort don't have much to worry about. The relentless Georgia heat with its 80 percent humidity and 90-degree days is likely to play a big role in determining winners and losers among the 10,000 athletes expected to compete at this summer's Games. "The hotter the better," says Hixon, the team's coach. Now they hope this summer gets scorching enough to melt the medal hopes of their opponents. Women's Olympic field hockey team believe they have defeated their most formidable opponent in the Games, which begin July 19: the feared Georgia heat. No cloud cover.Īfter a grueling year training in Atlanta, members of the U.S. Pam Hixon prays for the hottest, heaviest, stickiest, most stifling weather that Atlanta can muster for this summer's Olympic Games.
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