Incidence and factor analysis for the heat-related illness on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Hironori Inoue Hideharu Tanaka Syuji SakanashiTomoya KinoshiHiroto NumataHiroyuki YokotaYasuhiro OtomoTomohiko MasunoKousuke NakanoManabu SugitaTakahiko TokunagaKatsuhiko SugimotoJunichi InoueNagisa KatoKoshi NakagawaShota TanakaRyo SagisakaTetsuya MiyamotoTakao Akama

Published in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2023)

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic summer games were held. Contrary to expectations, we calculated that about 1 in 100 Olympic athletes suffered heat-related illness. We believe this was due to the risk reduction of heat-related illness, such as adequate prevention and proper treatment. Our experience in avoiding heat-related illness will provide valuable data for future Olympic summer Games.

Keyphrases

heat stress
risk factors
machine learning
virtual reality
artificial intelligence