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FINA has mandates in place as to <a href=\"https:\/\/openwaterswimming.com\/2011\/04\/new-fina-open-water-swimming-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">maximum temperatures for open water races<\/a> to ensure athlete safety.<\/p>\n<p>Heat has been an issue for the Tokyo Olympics organizers and will likely be again, provided the COVID-19 pandemic clears enough to allow the Games to occur. A heatwave in the summer of 2019 led to concern for a number of events, and the organizers altered start times in sports such as long-distance track and field races, equestrian, rugby sevens, triathlon and mountain biking. The Olympic marathons were also moved to Sapporo, 500 miles north of Tokyo and several degrees more temperate in the summer. 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