World Athletics president Sebastian Coe gave as an example the US track and field trials several years ago in Oregon where they rescheduled the men's 5,000 and 10,000 metres because of soaring temperatures in June — a time when it is usually milder.
SYDNEY — World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Friday long-distance events could be"decoupled" from major championships due to climate change as concerns mount about competitor welfare in soaring heat.
"It's a really important question because the fact is we now live in a world that is changing very fast, and climate change is in so many ways impacting on things that we do," Mr Coe said ahead of the World Cross-Country Championships in Australia on Saturday. He gave as an example the US track and field trials several years ago in Oregon where they rescheduled the men's 5,000 and 10,000 metres because of soaring temperatures in June — a time when it is usually milder.
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