Tokyo 2020 Organizers Feel the Heat 2 Years Out From Games

Tokyo 2020 Organizers Feel the Heat 2 Years Out From Games
A worker stands in front of a fan spraying mist at the construction site of the New National Stadium, the main stadium of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympic in Tokyo, Japan July 24, 2018. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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TOKYO—As Tokyo melts in a record-breaking heatwave, Olympic organizers are looking at ways to combat the heat when the 2020 Games rolls into town in two years.

With the temperature reaching a record 106 Fahrenheit (41.1 degrees Celsius ) on July 23, concerns are high that similar conditions in 2020 could disrupt the Games and pose health issues for athletes and spectators alike.