Temperatures in Japan have been soaring to dangerously high levels affecting Olympic events and the athletes competing in them.
The Games are among the warmest in Olympic history, with many events having had to be rescheduled to early in the morning or later in the evening to avoid high temperatures.
BBC reports that the marathon and race walking events for instance, were held 800km north of Tokyo where the climate is slightly cooler.
I am a journalist, educator, and activist with passion for telling stories about social justice, sports and political issues. I graduated from Mzuzu University.
I started my career at the Maravi Post online publication in 2012 as an intern while in college.
Upon graduating from Mzuzu University I was offered a job as Sports Reporter because of my background as a goalkeeper and rose to the position of sub editor.
I also had a short stint with Nyasatimes, Malawi Punch and Malawi Digest. Over the past seven years, I have worked intimately with rural organizations and communities in Malawi on human rights, girl child education and grassroots development projects. With an academic background in education, I also volunteer as male champion for girls’ education under Girls Empowerment Networks (GENET) in Malawi’s South West Education Division (SWED).
