Olympic tennis player Daniil Medvedev of the Russian Olympic Committee plays during the men's ... [+] singles third round tennis match on July 28 at the Tokyo Olympics. Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev struggled with the heat Wednesday so much he at one point told the chair umpire, “I can finish the match, but I can die,” the Associated Press reports. 1 ranking tennis player, saying the humidity was “brutal.”Big Number88 degrees Fahrenheit. Key BackgroundNBC has projected the Tokyo Olympics will be the hottest Games on record, and the sweltering temperatures—particularly the high humidity—have impeded athletes throughout the Games. Surprising FactThe 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the last time the Japanese city hosted the Summer Games, were moved to October to accommodate the heat in the region.

Source: Forbes July 28, 2021 14:26 UTC