Amid spiking temperatures and humidity at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, tennis player Daniil Medvedev posed an unsettling question: Who would take responsibility if he were to die on court?
Competing for the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team, world No. 2 Medvedev appeared to be struggling during his third round men’s singles match against Fabio Fognini of Italy.
3回戦の時に、明らかに苦戦しているように見えた(appeared to be struggling)。
Chair umpire Carlos Ramos asked Medvedev if he could continue playing, and the player responded: “I’m a fighter, I will finish the match, but I can die,” he said. “If I die, is the ITF (International Tennis Federation) going to take (sic) responsible?”
Later Wednesday, Spain’s Paula Badosa left the court in a wheelchair after being forced to retire from her women’s singles quarter-final match against the Czech Marketa Vondrousova due to heatstroke.