The Tokyo government "tested sprinklers on the capital's street on Monday to see how effective spraying water is in countering scorching heat expected" during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, according to KYODO. The experiment, conducted on a pedestrian walkway along a road where competitive walking will be held during the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, showed sprinkling water "would keep temperatures on the street surface up to around" 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) cooler than the surrounding air temperature (KYODO, 8/13).
SECONDARY SUPPORT: YUTANG SPORTS reported the Beijing 2022 organizing committee "started to look for second tier sponsors" on Thursday, with the following sectors to be considered first: suits, beer, logistics, staple food/cooking oil products, agricultural by-products and culture/events/services. There is no public information yet regarding the "required or expected investment levels." Beijing 2022 will "specifically take measures to protect official sponsors from being harmed by ambush marketing" (YUTANG SPORTS, 8/10).
