The existential threat to the Olympics

Why the Olympics will look very different in 2048.

I reference several sources in this video (see below) but two in particular I'd like to highlight are:

Dr Francis' channel: @MedlifeCrisis

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[MedlifeCrisis]

Can’t believe they refused to show this video during the closing ceremony

[TheDanEdwards]

The cynic in me says that if someone wants to have games in July/August then just do them in the southern hemisphere. Or move them to October if you want them in the northern hemisphere.

[dylancope]

I'm in Tokyo rn and you saying "the conditions in Tokyo will become the norm" is legitimately horrifying. The heat here is unbearable without doing any exercise or labour at all.

[timhiker]

Thank you for the Celsius to Rankine conversion. I haven’t encountered this in years.

[g.m.]

As a parisian this summer has been the coolest in many years, as a fortunate and exceptional coïncidence. The last 5/10 years have been drought after drought and heatwave after heatwave, each year worse than the last, regularly braking 40°c.
This spring and summer has been exceptionally rainy and thus cooler on northern France, and I think this explains partly why the olympics were so successful

[mylittlepitbull]

I used to race bicycles competitively.
14 years.
One year I was riding past the pool in August and it was just too hot to ride.
I was looking backward at the pool while I was riding forward.
Switched to swimming and never looked back.

[tomvandongen]

I didn't click like until you made the "un-Seine-itary" joke FYI

[lindsaydale]

They are holding the 2032 Summer Olympics during Winter. Brisbane temps at this time are High teens to low 20s. So, maybe the answer might be to move them to dates that suit each geographic location.

[luciampcd]

As a regular gym goer in Madrid, I can say that in summer I am much less performant. The 15 minutes walk to the gym sometimes feels already like a nightmare and even if the gym has air conditioning, it is impossible to get it cooler than 25 degrees. Not to mention that my sleep quality decreases substantially.

What used to be extreme temperatures have now become the norm 😢. I really love the Olympics but I can't image athletes competing in these conditions

[bernardobila]

Wow. That's Maria de Lurdes Mutola in the thumbnail. She is a Mozambican legend 🇲🇿 She is one of the most successful African athletes of all time. I didn't expect to see her here.

Mutola won the gold medal in the 800 meters at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. The only Mozambican athlete to ever win an Olympic gold medal.

[Smonserratm]

Someone from the IOC already said a few days ago that the Olympics won't be held in August for much longer

[patricktwo]

I'd be interested in learning about the damage done to heat-stressed kidneys. Outside workers, sports people, children, oldsters, everyone really, are going to be in danger of kidney damage, because of heat, in the future.

[Biovarion]

"For the Americans, that's 558 Rankine" 😂

[Vivi-mpnn]

I think it‘s interesting that all this is already true for most countries. The hot part obviously only for hot countries, but sport not being a priority is just the fact in all poor countries, which is why we always know which countries are gonna be in the top 10 most medals won

[TAPa]

Dr Francis’ beard always makes me swoon… or is that just the heightened wet bulb temperature?

[patricktwo]

You can't go to the Olympics if your flight cannot take off because it's 35 degrees outside.

[lorebroker]

simple solution: turn summer olympics into spring olympics

[deepashtray]

The population of Paris increased by at least 82, 000 people for this year's Olympics. Each one of them relied on the burning of fossil fuels to get there, be lodged and fed, and get back home. That doesn't include all the preparatory travel by delegations, politicians, press, corporate sponsors..., nor all the souvenirs, one use food wrappers and swag (which I suspect very little of was actually made in France) on top of it all. By default the whole operation is an environmental turd sandwich. The carbon cost of large venue entertainment which involve thousands or tens of thousands of people traveling to events such as Taylor Swift concerts and professional sports in itself must be staggering.

[xxwookey]

This was the first games that improved cycle infrastructure (as opposed to building new public transport or roads) and encouraged visitors to cycle to venues. That seems to me to be a bit of actual (non-greenwash) sustainability. The IOC resisted this idea for some time, but eventually realised (after heavy persuasion) it was just good value and really sensible.

[Njald]

The Winter Olympic diorama really got me.