2023-08-22 20:50:01
The International Athletics Federation has unveiled a review of Wednesday’s program due to weather conditions in Budapest.
Wednesday’s program at the World Championships in Athletics has been adapted due to the “extreme weather conditionsreigning in Budapest, announced the International Athletics Federation (World Athletics) on Tuesday.
«Weather conditions in Budapest are getting extreme“, has “an unacceptable level for our athletes“Explain in a press release the organizers, based on an indicator that notably combines temperature and humidity.
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Given the weather forecast, the series of the women’s 5000m are thus delayed to 7:00 p.m., instead of 11:00 a.m. Consequently,”the women’s 200m heats will start earlier at 11:20 a.m. and the men’s 200m heats at 12:15 p.m.“says World Athletics. Up to 34 degrees are expected at midday on Wednesday in the Hungarian capital.
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