'Sci-fi' pill helps Canadian athletes prepare for extreme temperatures

1,685 views · Published 30 August 2018 · 1:35 · Indexed 25 October 2026

Channel: CBC Sports · 2018 · Sports

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It looks like a vitamin, but it's really a computer. This computerized pill is helping Canada's high performance athletes prepare for the heat at the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Trent Stellingwerff of the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific shows us how it works, with race walker Evan Dunfee. 

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