Dr. Harry Lim, a top sports neurologist from the Singapore Sport Institute, is on the floor in Paris to assess any signs of stress.
” The fact that it even happens once every four ages- everybody’s trying to crest at the right time”, he told CNA.
” So ( we are ) getting our athletes prepared, not just for peaking but also for qualifications”.
Dr. Lim has been conducting ordinary interviews and research to understand their needs and will act as their ears if problems arise.
He continued, the Olympics come with the difficulties of both achieving success at the international games and eligibility.
” How we manage this whole process ( is ) by making sure that athletes are able to peak once to qualify, and then also peak again at the Olympics itself, to be able to produce their best performance”, he said.
BEATING THE Steam
Besides battling their critics, players will also have to argue with July’s summer heat.
This week’s Games is predicted to be the best on record, according to the European standard wind company Meteo-France. Paris has experienced a string of record-breaking temperature waves in recent years.
A statement released last month warned that Paris ‘ problems might be worse than they were at the previous Tokyo Games in 2021.
Team Singapore players can teach in an economic chamber in Singapore to get used to heat changes as part of their conditions procedures.
They can also use ice baths or snow shirts to keep themselves cool while in Paris.
” We can go from pretty cool, like five degrees Fahrenheit, all the way up to 40 degrees Celsius ( in this room )”, said Singapore Sport Institute’s sports scientist Kester Choo.
” We can even change the moisture to resemble Paris’s fairly dry, warm climate.” We can also mimic very warm and humid ( conditions ) like in Tokyo, so that allows us some flexibility in preparing our athletes to compete in different environmental conditions”, Dr Choo added.