CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Sleep Sci
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1791236
Overview Article

The Potential Impact of Heat on Athletes' Sleep at the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Games

1   Study and Research Group in Physical Exercise, Health and Performance, Department of Physical Education, Biosciences Institute, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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2   Center for Psychobiology and Exercise Studies, Department of Sports, Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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3   School of Physical Education and Dance, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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2   Center for Psychobiology and Exercise Studies, Department of Sports, Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Funding The author(s) received no financial support for the research.

Abstract

In 2024, Paris will host the Olympic (during July and August) and Paralympic (during September) Summer Games. Despite temperatures often exceeding 40°C in Paris in July, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has indicated that there will be no installation of air conditioning in the athletes' rooms. High ambient temperatures can impair the quantity and quality of sleep and, consequently, impair athletic performance. In this overview, we present the rationale behind and explain the process of how a warm environment is unfavorable to the sleep of Olympic and Paralympic athletes, as well as offer practical recommendations on how to mitigate the effects of environment heat for a restful and effective night's sleep during the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Games.

Author Contributions

J.P.P.R. conceived the study's idea. J.P.P.R. and C.A.B.L. wrote the manuscript in consultation with A.S. and M.T.M. A.S. and M.T.M. encouraged J.P.P.R. to investigate heat impact in Paralympic athletes' sleep and supervised the findings of this work. All authors discussed the results and contributed to the final manuscript.




Publication History

Received: 29 April 2024

Accepted: 07 August 2024

Article published online:
07 October 2024

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