Amanda Gillies
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2,614 appearances
49 recordings
4 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard yesterday
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At what point then do you get organisers, management, all of that, where they say actually whether it's too dangerous to play, too dangerous to compete, and sort of who ultimately makes that call?
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Does it mean doing things like taking it into air-conditioned stadiums?
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Does it mean playing earlier or playing later in the day?
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Does it mean more drinks breaks or breaks during the game to try and get around it?
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Do you think some countries will be banned?
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You simply cannot compete there or you've got to shift them to different seasons.
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You do it instead of summer or winter Olympics, you do spring and autumn Olympics.
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What is then, Caroline, what's the sort of maximum mix of heat and humidity that a human body can actually survive and doing that top level sport?
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She says longer endurance events can be more problematic for athletes.
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Nick Daniels is a PhD student at the School of Phys Ed Sport and Exercise Science at Otago University.
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He spoke to my colleague, producer Gwen McClure, about his research on how the body adapts when exposed repeatedly to heat and how it can be done sustainably.
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Athletes usually do this by spending time in hot countries before tournaments or by using a heat chamber.
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but he's getting people to wear layers and layers of clothing while cycling to heat their bodies.
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So basically 35 degrees, give or take, with caveats when you aren't active, but a lower temperature when you do exercise.
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He told Gwen he does worry about big events in extreme conditions and not just for athletes.
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Maybe, just maybe, it's time for New Zealand to host more events without temperate climate.
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Either way, change needs to happen.
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And that's it for today.
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The Detail is a Newsroom production supported by RNZ and New Zealand On Air.
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Thank you to Bianca Russell, Caroline McManus and Nick Daniels.
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