We would like to congratulate all the athletes that recently competed in the Rio games.
The UAE hit a few milestones in the 2016 games. Here are the “UAE in numbers”:
– The Rio 2016 games will be the UAE’s 9th appearance at the games
– 67 athletes have represented the UAE in 10 sports
– 7 athletes competed for the UAE in Los Angeles 1984
– HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Hasher Al Maktoum won the UAEs first gold medal in Athen 2004 for shooting
– 13 athletes (9 men, 4 woman) will fly the flag for the UAE in Rio 2016
– Sergiu Toma won a bronze medal in Rio for Judo
Inspired by the recently games in Rio, our team in the UK looked at the effects of temperature on runners. We would like to congratulate all Brits on a very successful tournament – winning 67 medals including 27 gold – finishing 2nd on the medal leader table.
High temperatures affect people in different ways. Most people would assume that increase in temperature would slow down long distance runners. Is this true? Did you know that every 5 degrees Fahrenheit rise in temperatures above 60 degrees Fahrenheit may lead to the average marathon runner slowing by as much as 30 seconds per mile? Research has found that there is a correlation between lower temperatures helping long distance runners. They summarise that there is a 15 degree difference between peak condition temperatures for 100m sprint versus 42.2km marathon.
With temperatures in the Brazilian capital, Rio, expected to range 24-31 degree Celsius during the event, the conditions will favour the sprinters.