After Days Of Rain, The 2024 Olympics Are Attacked By Hot Waves

JAKARTA - The Yellow Alert is in place for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday, July 29, 2024.

The alarm is a sign that hot temperatures will strike in the next few days. On Monday, the highest temperature reached 35 degrees Celsius.

As Le Monde reports, the French Meteorological Agency has issued weather warnings for Paris and its surrounding areas with storms and a high temperature of 35 degrees Celsius.

Previously, Paris and its surroundings were hit by rain for days so that the implementation of several branches was canceled. Skateboard is one of them.

In addition, the triathlon exercise in the Seine River has been canceled twice considering the poor quality of water due to rain and heavy currents.

Yellow Alert is the second level of four levels of warning when heat waves come from southern France.

The warning was issued in particular because the conditions are very hot throughout Paris, which is expected to last throughout the night.

In fact, it is estimated that the temperature will not drop below 22 degrees Celsius between Tuesday and Wednesday (30 and 31 July 2024.

Some parts of southern France are under Orange Commemoration, the third-highest warning, with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius in several locations.

The Yellow warning means people should pay attention to the impact of the heat while exercising or doing other physical activities.

The scorching hot weather will be felt by Olympic athletes competing outdoors in the afternoon in Paris and the surrounding suburbs.

Several sports that took place outdoors were beach volleyball at the Eiffel Tower, BMX freestyle qualifiers at the Place de la Concorde, and women's semifinal rugby at the Stade de France.

Meanwhile, ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, several athletes have urged that the match schedule be adjusted to account for the physical burden due to competing at high temperatures and the risk of hot shocks.