British athlete among those treated for heatstroke Concerns also raised about wellbeing of spectators Three rowers, including a
British competitor, were treated for apparent heat exhaustion and several others appeared to be unsteady on their feet during an Olympic test event in Tokyo at the weekend, underlining concern about the safety of athletes and spectators at next summer’s Games.
The British rower was stretchered to a medical station after he was unable to move following his race during Sunday’s world rowing junior championships at Sea Forest Waterway, the venue for the Tokyo 2020 rowing events.