Some of the brains behind Ireland’s Olympic assault on Japan next summer are confident that Rory McIlroy and others competing in green can actually profit from the soaring temperatures and high humidity expected throughout the Games. A number of recent test events have been affected by humidity with a women’s triathlon event having its running section slashed to just 5km. Irish Olympic chiefs have poured cold water on that rumour. Some 70% of those offered up for sale during the summer were set aside for Japan and all were napped up in minutes. The OFI has made a priority of securing tickets for athletes and their friends and families.

Source: Irish Examiner November 06, 2019 06:45 UTC