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In a Beijing Hyrox race, Australian Joanna Wietrzyk finished after an on-track hygiene incident; Hyrox then updated its rulebook to allow race directors to withdraw competitors for medical or contamination risks, apologized for the initial handling, and pledged stricter protocols amid online backlash and renewed focus on athlete safety.
The French Open is confronting dangerous heat, with officials using the wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT)—a metric that combines temperature, humidity, solar radiation, and wind—to gauge risk and justify shade breaks, cooling, and potential delays. While elite athletes can tolerate higher heat, WBGT thresholds around the mid-80s°F mark signal growing health risks, and scientists warn that climate trends could push these extreme conditions into the norm in hot regions.
Nineteen-year-old junior flyweight Isis Sio has woken from a medically induced coma and is breathing on her own while remaining in the ICU after a knockout in her fourth pro fight at the National Orange Show Event Center in San Bernardino. She is off the ventilator and under close medical supervision, with updates from her promoter and family noting gradual progression while she continues recovery. Sio has previously lost three of her four professional bouts.
At the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, curlers say the event's packed schedule and constant sweeping place extreme physical strain on their bodies and heavy mental demands on strategy, leaving athletes fatigued as performances hinge on stamina and focus.