Ice vests, extra breaks and slushies: Olympians are struggling to keep cool in the Paris heat

U.S. gymnastics superstar Simone Biles isn't the only Olympian feeling the Paris heat.

A rain-soaked 2024 Olympics opening ceremony has since given way to sun and heat warnings, with temperatures in the French capital climbing to as high as 36 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit) in recent days.

"Don't come for me about my hair," Biles said via Instagram before Tuesday's gymnastics team final. "IT WAS DONE but bus has NO AC and it's like 9,000 degrees. Oh & a 45 minutes ride."

British tennis player Jack Draper complained about the water bottles players were being given during his three-set loss to Taylor Fritz of the U.S.

"I haven't played in this kind of heat for four months, it's really tough out there," world number 27 Draper said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.

"I'm a big sweater so to retain fluid was tough. It was pretty poor. They give bottles to the players but the bottles don't stay cool, so, you know, you're drinking hot water out there," he added. "That's not fun in those sort of conditions."

Canadian tennis player Leylah Fernandez also described the heat as "crazy" shortly after her defeat to Germany's Angelique Kerber.

"I trained in Spain and also in Miami, where it is hot — this type of weather," Fernandez said, according to The Associated Press. "But sometimes when you're in a match, it's a totally different environment. And in the heat, you get to feel all your emotions. … I didn't manage it well."

The New Zealand women's rugby sevens team, meanwhile, reportedly said it had turned to ice water, cold baths and slushies to try to keep cool before competition.

Leading athletes had warned ahead of the Games that the Paris Olympics had the potential to be the hottest in history, saying that the intense heat