TOKYO: A Russian archer recovered after fainting in the Tokyo heat during a qualifying Olympic round as a heatwave pushed coaches and staff to huddle under trees for shade. Svetlana Gomboeva collapsed as she checked her final scores and required assistance from staff and teammates who put bags of ice on her head to cool her down. “It turns out that she couldn’t stand a whole day out in the heat,” coach Stanislav Popov told reporters. In Vladivostok, where we were training before this, the weather was similar. I can and I will shoot!” Gomboeva, who finished the round 45th among 64 archers, wrote in her Instagram story.

Source: The Star July 23, 2021 23:00 UTC