Amanda Gillies

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The Detail · The deadly opponent no athlete can outrun · 20 Jul 2026 podcast

Hi, I'm Amanda Gillies and today on The Detail, how do sports stars beat the heat while beating their opponents? voice-verified

And how does the world address the risks of extreme weather so that sporting and mass gathering events remain safe and healthy? voice-verified

That's Nick Daniels, who researches how the body can adapt to heat. voice-verified

More from him in a moment, along with Caroline McManus from High Performance Sport New Zealand. voice-verified

But first, former Olympian and Black Sticks hockey star Bianca Russell, who knows firsthand the perils of playing in the heat. voice-verified

While training in Singapore before the Olympics, she ended up needing hospital care after she stripped off to cool down. voice-verified

What's it like when you are out on the field playing in that 40-degree heat? voice-verified

What toll does that take on you, your ability to play, and even think? voice-verified

And it's only getting hotter, it seems, out there. voice-verified

How worried are you for today's players? voice-verified

And, you know, you see what they were getting up to at the World Cup, at Wimbledon now, Tour de France. voice-verified

I mean, how bad is it getting? voice-verified

Massive wildfires haven't helped this year either. voice-verified

Do you think that the organisers, the management, whatever, are they doing enough, do you think, to look after the players or is it maybe commercial bottom line they need to put this event on and perhaps that comes first? voice-verified

So, is it time for sport to be moved indoors to, say, air-conditioned stadiums? voice-verified

Or should games be played earlier in the day or later at night? voice-verified

Body heat researcher Nick Daniels says all options should be considered or the outcome could be devastating. voice-verified

I'll return to Nick in a moment, but Caroline McManus agrees change is needed. voice-verified

She's the head of performance physiology at High Performance Sport New Zealand and says elite athletes often push their bodies to the limit and in extreme weather, the toll can be devastating. voice-verified

She points to British trey athlete Johnny Brownlee's performance near the finish line at the World Series event. voice-verified

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