Daniil Medvedev asks who will take responsibility if he dies in Tokyo Olympics’ heat and humidity
CNNCNN — Amid spiking temperatures and humidity at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, tennis player Daniil Medvedev posed an unsettling question: Who would take responsibility if he were to die on court? Chair umpire Carlos Ramos asked Medvedev if he could continue playing, and the player responded: “I’m a fighter, I will finish the match, but I can die,” he said. “The risk for heat exhaustion and heat stroke remains,” according to CNN’s weather team, which added that the high humidity “makes it very difficult for the body to cool itself naturally.” 25-year-old Medvedev also addressed the conditions after the match, which he won 1-6 6-1 6-3. “I said it in the first round, and I’ll continue saying it,” said Medvedev, who is known as one of the most outspoken and controversial players in men’s tennis. 1 Novak Djokovic described conditions as “brutal” following his first-round win and said he agreed with Medvedev’s call at the weekend to move matches to later in the day.
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