South Korea footballers urge safety after extreme heat statistics
- South Korean football association urges stronger heat protections in face of rising temperatures.
- South Korean professional footballers urged stronger protections against extreme heat after a survey by the Korea Pro-Footballers Association (KPFA) showed many players hit by dehydration, dizziness and temporary lapses in consciousness during competition.
- It found 86.2% of respondents suffered significant physical strain while playing in the heat, among 536 players from South Korea’s K League and WK League surveyed during a summer when pitch temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees F
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- South Korean football association urges stronger heat protections in face of rising temperatures.
- South Korean professional footballers urged stronger protections against extreme heat after a survey by the Korea Pro-Footballers Association (KPFA) showed many players hit by dehydration, dizziness and temporary lapses in consciousness during competition.
- It found 86.2% of respondents suffered significant physical strain while playing in the heat, among 536 players from South Korea’s K League and WK League surveyed during a summer when pitch temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees F
Sources: Al Jazeera