Strength, skill and endurance - that's what it takes to become a champion at competitive sports.
But our heating planet means there are more fundamental barriers to overcome. Cooling breaks, ice packs and cold towels are becoming the norm.
Increasingly, the records in danger of being broken are extreme high temperatures - sometimes soaring above 47 Celsius.
So how will athletes cope as the climate becomes ever hotter?
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