Olympics: Artificial snow tested as heat countermeasure at canoe venue english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 9 hours ago - 18:51 | Sports, News, All, JapanDue to concerns over extreme heat during next summer's Tokyo Olympics, local organizers on Friday tested whether artificial snow could be used to cool spectators at outdoor venues.
At a canoe sprint test event at Sea Forest Waterway on Tokyo Bay, a snow-making truck employed in shooting movies and commercials was used, dispersing artificial snow over about 160 members of the Olympic organizing committee staff in an uncovered seating section.
The test was divided into two parts with the first snow fall taking place after 10 a.m., organizers said.
Organizers, who said it was the first time snow was ever tried as a heat countermeasure at a sporting event in Japan, will now evaluate the possibility of using artificial snow during the games next summer.
On Aug. 11, three competitors in a rowing test event at the same facility were taken to a medical station after showing some symptoms of heat stroke.