Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Sailing - Women's Laser Radial - Opening Series - Enoshima Yacht Harbour - Tokyo, Japan - July 29, 2021. Josefin Olsson of Sweden in action. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
ENOSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - The sailors at the Tokyo Games might be surrounded by water, but it's the wrong kind - and the risk of dehydration during an intense period of racing is a major factor to take into account as they plot their course for Olympic gold.
With the Games taking place at the height of the Japanese summer and temperatures often over 30 degrees at the sailing venue in Enoshima, athletes like Sweden's Josefin Olsson have to take every chance to top up their liquid reserves.
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