In new video, Olympians discuss impacts of climate change on sport
• Video release coincides with sport panel at UN Climate Change Conference• Athletics Kenya, supported by Minister of Sport, participates in COP29• Sport’s youngest athletes share strong concerns about the climate crisis, latest World Athletics survey shows
Olympians from across the sport of athletics sounded the climate change alarm in a new video released today to coincide with the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference which is currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan.
In 'Becoming a Champion for a Better World: Athlete Messages for COP29', Olympians Eliza McCartney (NZL), Sam Mattis (USA), Ajla Del Ponte (SUI), Rhydian Cowley (AUS) and Elena Vallortigara (ITA) share personal experiences of how climate change has impacted their performance and training, explain what it...